"The FBI speculates that the identified U.S. Russian President Vladimir Putin told a reporter in Helsinki last week who asked whether he had compromising material on Trump to "disregard these issues." The disputeĮven though the payment for Steele's work had come from Democrats, the Justice Department and FBI considered Steele trustworthy enough to include his reporting in their application to surveil Page. The material suggested that Russia had launched a war of influence against the United States - which investigators have subsequently confirmed - and that the Russian government had compromising material on Trump and Clinton that it could use to blackmail them - which has not been confirmed. National Security What You Need To Know About The Russia Investigations: The Dossier
He also has been waging a months-long attack of his own against federal law enforcement, including most recently with snicker quotes in a tweet that alluded to the Department of "Justice." Trump, then and now, denies there was any collusion between his campaign and Russia's active measures.
The FBI was investigating the Russian attack on the election and it believed that Page - and potentially other people working for Trump - were conspiring with that attack. They've defended the practices of investigators and officials who, in the autumn of 2016, asked the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for permission to begin collecting Page's electronic communications. Page, Trump and Republicans say yes - federal law enforcement officers abused their power.ĭOJ and FBI officials say no.
The dispute over the document boils down to this: Did the Justice Department and the FBI violate the rights of a onetime junior foreign policy aide to the Donald Trump campaign, Carter Page? Politics Trump Administration Releases Classified Warrants For FBI Wiretap Of Carter Page
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