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Washington Post Says The FBI Had A Warrant To Monitor A Trump Campaign Advisor

Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, speaks at a news conference at RIA Novosti news agency in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. (Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo)
Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, speaks at a news conference at RIA Novosti news agency in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. (Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo)

The Washington Post reports that the FBI obtained a FISA warrant on Carter Page, a foreign policy advisor to the Trump campaign. If confirmed, it would be evidence that the FBI believed Page was in contact with Russian agents.

The FBI director said last month that the agency was investigating Russian efforts to influence the presidential campaign. Here & Now’s Robin Young talks with Politico senior investigative reporter Josh Meyer (@JoshMeyerDC ‏) about Carter Page.

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