New documents show that one month before the 2016 elections, the FBI sought permission to surveil Carter Page, the one-time foreign policy adviser to the campaign of Donald Trump, because they alleged he had been recruited by the Russian government.
“The FBI believes the Russian government’s efforts are being coordinated with Page and perhaps other individuals associated with [Trump’s] campaign,” the application with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court said.
Page is alleged in the documents to have had “established relationships with Russian Government officials, including Russian intelligence officers.”.
The public portions of the documents do not indicate the methods the FBI intended to use to monitor Page.
Trump tweeted about the release of the documents early Sunday morning from Bedminster, New Jersey, where he is spending the weekend.
Congratulations to @JudicialWatch and @TomFitton on being successful in getting the Carter Page FISA documents.
But the highly redacted documents released Saturday indicate that Steele’s information was just one of many reasons the FBI was concerned about Page. »