President Trump and former FBI Director James Comey (Photo: Twitter)
The memo alleging major missteps by the FBI and Justice Department will not likely result in criminal charges, but that doesn’t mean the issues at stake are any less serious, says a former federal prosecutor who argues that law enforcement officials have done a terrible job of explaining the Russia investigation to the American people.
Carter Page
On Friday, the memo released from Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee accused FBI and Justice Department officials of obtaining a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance, or FISA, warrant on American Carter Page based on a discredited dossier. Page was a foreign policy adviser during the Trump campaign.
Republicans also allege officials failed to tell the FISA judge that the contents of the dossier had not been verified and that the document had been paid for by Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic National
