Trump administration reaches $1.25 million settlement with Carter Page
Summary
The Trump administration has agreed to pay Carter Page $1.25 million to settle claims related to surveillance warrants the FBI used during its 2016 investigation into Russian interference. The settlement covers some claims but does not include lawsuits against individual FBI officials.Key Facts
- Carter Page was an informal foreign-policy adviser to President Trump during the 2016 campaign.
- The FBI used four surveillance warrants under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to monitor Page between 2016 and 2017.
- The Justice Department inspector general found 17 significant mistakes in the FBI’s warrant applications related to Page.
- One reason for errors was the FBI relied heavily on opposition research known as the Steele dossier, which contains unproven allegations.
- Page sued the Justice Department and FBI officials in 2020, claiming the warrants were based on false information.
- A lower court dismissed Page’s lawsuit in 2022, and the appeals court upheld the dismissal in 2024 because of the statute of limitations.
- The $1.25 million settlement only resolves claims under the PATRIOT Act, not those against the individual FBI employees.
- The Trump administration and Page reached the settlement as part of ongoing legal processes related to these surveillance allegations.
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