Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General
Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane Investigation
Report · written 9 December 2019 · released 9 December 2019
Why this matters
The Inspector General found the investigation properly opened, but identified 17 significant errors or omissions in the FISA surveillance applications targeting Carter Page. The report reads as a detailed look at how secret-court warrants are actually assembled. Most coverage quoted only its partisan-relevant conclusions.
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https://oig.justice.gov/reports/review-four-fisa-applications-and-other-aspects-fbis-crossfire-hurricane-investigation
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Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General. "Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane Investigation." 9 December 2019. Released 9 December 2019. https://oig.justice.gov/reports/review-four-fisa-applications-and-other-aspects-fbis-crossfire-hurricane-investigation (accessed via The Quiet Archive, QA-0070).
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