The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday released documents related to the surveillance warrants on former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page as part of the federal investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia.
The documents have been at the heart of a controversy over alleged bias at the FBI.
The heavily redacted application materials – an initial application and several applications to renew the surveillance – indicate that the FBI “believes Page has been the subject of targeted recruitment by the Russian government … to undermine and influence the outcome of the 2016 U.S. presidential election in violation of U.S. criminal law.”
Conservatives have sought to cast doubt on the information used as the basis for acquiring the warrants on Page and are eager to review details of the FISA warrants. Page himself has also reportedly called for the release of the FISA application that he calls “illegitimate.”
The DOJ in April said it was “processing for potential redaction and release certain [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act] materials related to Carter Page,” after the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit seeking the release of such records. The Justice Department set the deadline for Friday, July 20, 2018, according to court documents.
Judicial Watchdog, however, is not the only group vying for these highly sought-after documents.
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#BREAKING: Trump Justice Dept releases Carter Page surveillance warrants after claims of FBI bias https://t.co/nOdI3THmgT pic.twitter.com/f6NrvjXUU5
— The Hill (@thehill) July 21, 2018
This strengthens the case for collusion. The more info we get, the worse it looks for Trump. https://t.co/Nu0MLpCodD
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) July 21, 2018
According to this FISA application, @carterwpage was an “agent of a foreign power” who engaged in “clandestine” activities on behalf of that foreign power. https://t.co/vZMyHIub0n
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) July 21, 2018
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FOUR HUNDRED AND TWELVE PAGES of FISA warrant is not a joke, peeps. That's 400 pages of probable cause and evidence.
— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) July 22, 2018
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