Carter Page participates in a discussion hosted by Judicial Watch at the One America News studios on ... [+] Capitol Hill May 29, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesTopline: The Justice Department said two of the four wiretap warrants used by the FBI against former Trump campaign aide Carter Page are invalid, according to a FISA Court order declassified on Thursday, meaning the agency is conceding that the FBI’s surveillance of the Trump aide should have ended sooner, or after the first two warrants expired. The FBI began to surveil Carter Page in late 2016 as part of its investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election. The FBI was granted a warrant and three subsequent renewals for its wiretap of Page by the FISA Court, which oversees government surveillance requests. Further reading: Read the full FISA Court order here.

Source: Forbes January 24, 2020 01:19 UTC