Supreme Court declined to revive Carter Page's lawsuit against ex-FBI Director James Comey over alleged unlawful surveillance in the Russia probe.
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Supreme Court declined to revive Carter Page's lawsuit against ex-FBI Director James Comey over alleged unlawful surveillance in the Russia probe.
The Supreme Court on Monday denied a bid from Carter Page, a former campaign adviser to President Trump, to continue his suit against former FBI Director James Comey and several other officials. Supreme Court declined to revive Carter Page's lawsuit against ex-FBI Director James Comey over alleged unlawful surveillance in the Russia probe. The Trump administration and Carter Page reached a $1.25 million settlement only of his claims against the federal government in April.
The Supreme Court is refusing to revive a lawsuit from an aide to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign who was the target of secret surveillance during the FBI’s Russia investigation. The Supreme Court rejected former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page’s attempt to revive a lawsuit against former FBI Director James Comey and others over their roles in a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
The Hill reported the story as "Supreme Court declines bid from Carter Page to continue suit against Comey." CBS News reported the story as "Supreme Court rejects Carter Page's effort to revive suit over FBI surveillance." Fox News reported the story as "Supreme Court declines to revive Carter Page lawsuit over FBI surveillance tied to Trump-Russia probe."
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5 sources have covered this story, including Fox News, CBS News, The Hill and The Seattle Times and 1 other outlet. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 3 hours ago.
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