Former FBI Lawyer Under Criminal Investigation For Altering Documents That Led To The 2016 Russia Probe

CNN: Exclusive: Former FBI lawyer under investigation after allegedly altering document in 2016 Russia probe

A former FBI lawyer is under criminal investigation after allegedly altering a document related to 2016 surveillance of a Trump campaign adviser, several people briefed on the matter told CNN.

Yet the situation did not sway an independent Justice Department watchdog from finding the surveillance was valid, sources said.

Still, the possibility of a substantive change to an investigative document is likely to fuel accusations from President Donald Trump and his allies that the FBI committed wrongdoing in its investigation of connections between Russian election meddling and the Trump campaign.

The findings are expected to be part of Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz's review of the FBI's effort to obtain warrants under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Carter Page, a former Trump campaign aide. Horowitz will release the report next month.

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Update #1: Horowitz reportedly finds FBI lawyer falsified FISA doc; WaPo stealth-deletes Strzok connection (FOX News).

WNU Editor: This is very serious, and an indication on what to inspect when The US Justice Inspector General releases his report next month .... U.S. Justice Report On FBI’s FISA Warrant Procedure To Be Released On December 9 (November 21, 2019).

Update #2: President Trump has high expectations .... Trump predicts report on origins of Russia probe will be 'historic' (Reuters).

Update #3: They do not want to implicate themselves .... FBI's McCabe, Baker unable to speak on CNN about the network's FISA bombshell report (FOX News).