FBI Used Dossier By British Spy To Get FISA Warrant on Trump-aide Carter Page: Report
More and more of the controversial dossier written by former British Christopher Steele spy is turning out to be true.
The FBI used the dossier written by former British spy that alleges Russian ties to Donald Trump’s campaign associates to help convince a judge to grant a warrant to secretly monitor former campaign aide Carter Page, according to a CNN report.
The CNN report also notes that FBI Director James Comey has cited the dossier in some of his briefings with lawmakers in recent weeks as one of the information sources used by the FBI in its investigation.
The news from CNN that the dossier was thought to be credible enough by the FBI that they used it in their investigation is just the latest in mounting evidence that much of the controversial dossier has been found to be accurate.
“Officials familiar with the process say even if the application to monitor Page included information from the dossier, it would only be after the FBI had corroborated the information through its own investigation. The officials would not say what or how much was corroborated,” CNN noted.
From CNN:
“The dossier alleges that Page met senior Russian officials as an emissary of the Trump campaign, and discussed quid-pro-quo deals relating to sanctions, business opportunities and Russia’s interference in the election. Page has denied meeting the officials named in the dossier and says he never cut any political deals with the Kremlin.
“During the campaign, he traveled to Russia in July, where he gave a lecture critical of US policy toward Russia. That trip drew the attention of the FBI and raised concerns about Page’s contacts with suspected Russian operatives, according to US officials briefed on the matter.”
In order to obtain a FISA warrant, the FBI would have been required to present a judge with probable cause that he was acting as an agent of a foreign power.
