Signatures From AG, FBI Director Needed on FISA Probe of Presidential Campaign Under New Proposal

Signatures From AG, FBI Director Needed on FISA Probe of Presidential Campaign Under New Proposal
Attorney General William Barr in the White House Rose Garden in Washington, on July 11, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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One proposal to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court would require the signatures of both the attorney general and FBI director before launching a counterintelligence operation into a presidential campaign, Attorney General William Barr said.

The FBI during the Obama administration applied to spy on Trump 2016 presidential campaign associate Carter Page using information from a dossier compiled by ex-British spy Christopher Steele, who was paid by the Democratic National Committee and the campaign of rival candidate Hillary Clinton.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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