DOJ settles with Trump 2016 campaign aide Carter Page over Russia probe
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The Justice Department settled a lawsuit with Carter Page, a 2016 campaign aide to President Trump, over Russia probe surveillance.
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The Justice Department has settled a lawsuit filed by Carter Page, a 2016 campaign aide to President Trump. Page sued the DOJ in 2020, alleging errors by FBI and DOJ officials related to surveillance targeting him during the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. This settlement resolves Page's claims that he was improperly targeted by surveillance. The lawsuit stemmed from the FBI's probe into Russian interference, which involved Page as a campaign aide.
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The Justice Department settled a lawsuit filed by Carter Page in 2020.
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