A Justice Department and FBI review of their practices for seeking approval of intelligence-related surveillance found that nearly all of the inaccuracies and omissions identified in a scathing internal watchdog report issued last year were minor
A review by the Justice Department and FBI of their practices for seeking approval of intelligence-related surveillance found that nearly all of the inaccuracies and omissions identified in a scathing internal watchdog report issued late last year were minor or involved paperwork problems.
“Given that the Government uncovered only two material errors amidst thousands of facts, and because those errors are not judged to have impacted probable cause, the FBI believes the results of the review … should instill confidence in the accuracy of material information the FBI submits to the Court,” wrote the FBI’s acting general counsel, Dawn Browning.
When Horowitz issued his statement last year, several former officials presented his conclusion as troubling because of the powers the surveillance process involves to spy on Americans. But the ex-officials also said evidence of nefarious intent in Page’s case remained lacking.
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