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There were real-world flaws with the Russia investigation, especially how the F.B.I. botched applications to wiretap a former Trump campaign adviser.
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Charlie Savage, New York Times, 17 May 2023
The Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael Horowitz, issued a scathing report in December 2019 that criticized how the FBI won court orders to wiretap Carter Page, a Trump campaign adviser.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2023
Steele's dossier, which was funded by Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee, was used by the FBI to convince a court to authorize a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant to wiretap former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page in October 2016.
—Daniel Chaitin, Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2020
In the wake of Robert’s murder, detectives decided to wiretap Sabrina and Hearn’s phones.
—Amanda Karrh, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2023
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Charlie Savage, New York Times, 17 May 2023
The Justice Department’s inspector general, Michael Horowitz, issued a scathing report in December 2019 that criticized how the FBI won court orders to wiretap Carter Page, a Trump campaign adviser.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2023
Steele's dossier, which was funded by Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee, was used by the FBI to convince a court to authorize a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant to wiretap former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page in October 2016.
—Daniel Chaitin, Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2020
In the wake of Robert’s murder, detectives decided to wiretap Sabrina and Hearn’s phones.
—Amanda Karrh, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2023
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“Wiretap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretap. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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