A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has upheld the dismissal of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page’s $75 million lawsuit against the U.S. government over surveillance conducted during the 2016 Russia hoax investigation. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that Page’s claims under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) were filed too late and failed to meet legal standards.
Page alleged that the FBI and Justice Department unlawfully surveilled him based on flawed FISA warrant applications, which were partially informed by the bogus Steele dossier. While the Department of Justice’s Inspector General later identified significant errors in those applications, the court found that Page’s lawsuit did not meet the statutory requirements for timely filing and sufficient pleading.
In a concurring opinion, Judge Justin Walker criticized the government’s actions, stating that federal officials had “run roughshod over the constitutional liberties of a U.S. citizen.” However, he agreed with the majority that existing law did not permit Page’s claims to proceed.
Read the full opinion.
