Comey admits he was wrong about Carter Page wiretap: 'There was real sloppiness'

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Former FBI director James Comey admitted on yesterday that he was “overconfident” in the process used by the bureau to obtain a court-ordered wiretap of a former Trump campaign aide.

The former FBI director had previously said he had "total confidence" that the process for obtaining a warrant from the secret foreign intelligence surveillance court was followed and the case was handled in a "thoughtful and responsible way."

During congressional testimony last week, Horowitz said his inquiry found 17 inaccuracies and omissions in the four applications to conduct surveillance against Page. When asked if Comey had been vindicated by the watchdog probe, Horowitz said: "It doesn't vindicate anyone at the FBI who touched this, including the leadership."

However, Comey defended the broader investigation into links between Trump campaign aides and Russia, saying the president had repeatedly told lies about the probe. Trump has repeatedly characterized the Russia investigation as an attempted coup against his administration, a claim discredited by the Inspector General's report.

"The American people, especially your viewers, need to realize they were given false information about the FBI," Comey told Fox News' Chris Wallace. "It's honest, it is not political, it is flawed."Related Tags

 

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I smell a jail time for someone here. If I were Martha Stewart or Theresa Giudice, I would be crying for justice. TRUMP2020Landside

How many other things did he lie about?...

MarcoDaCostaFX Yeah, Sounds like Comey. 'Washington DC is a small world and James Comey, President Obama's nominee to take over the FBI, circulates easily in it.'

Time for Comey to go to jail!

I think Comey pops up with this bullsht just to get attention

So many fools criminalizing the former director with the most ridiculous charges.

Haha only because he was caught!!

Spying on Trump campaign. Whoopsie.

His people invented evidence, he should go to jail.

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