UMVA has learned that a shocking tale of government overreach and abuse of power has unfolded, centered around Carter Page, a man who was never charged with a single crime, yet was subjected to relentless surveillance by the FBI.
The FBI, under the leadership of James Comey, obtained repeated FISA warrants to spy on Page, feeding the secret court a stream of uncorroborated opposition research paid for by Hillary Clinton's campaign and the DNC. This explosive information was uncovered through a 2019 Department of Justice Inspector General report, which revealed 17 significant errors and omissions in the FISA applications targeting Page.
Sources have confirmed to UMVA that the FBI deliberately hid from the FISA Court the fact that Page had previously cooperated with the CIA on Russian matters, a crucial piece of exculpatory information that destroyed their entire premise. This revelation raises serious questions about the motivations behind the FBI's actions and the extent of their wrongdoing.
In a stunning admission, a DOJ spokesman acknowledged that "no American should ever face covert and unlawful surveillance based on their political view," and that the investigation relied on "inherently flawed and uncorroborated information, proving it was a political sham from the get-go." The Trump Justice Department eventually settled Page's claims against the federal government for $1.25 million, a rare instance of accountability in a disturbing saga.
Despite this, the claims against individual bad actors, including Comey and his FBI cronies, were dismissed by a federal judge on statute of limitations grounds. A lower court ruled that Page waited too long to sue, and the D.C. Circuit upheld that ruling. The Supreme Court has now refused to even hear the case, leaving many to wonder if justice has truly been served.
