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FBI Apologizes To Court For Mishandling Surveillance Of Trump Campaign Adviser

FBI Director Christopher Wray outlined steps the bureau is taking to ensure it doesn't make the same mistakes it did when it wiretapped Carter Page during the 2016 election.
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the bureau's 2020 budget in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill May 7, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

The FBI apologized to the secret court that handles national security investigations for the way it conducted surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser during the 2016 election, according to a court filing made public on Saturday.

FBI Director Christopher

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