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Rosenstein approved surveillance extension of former Trump adviser: NYT
Related LBN thread: Secret Memo Hints at a New Republican Target: Rod Rosenstein
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Source: Reuters
#POLITICS JANUARY 29, 2018 / 12:39 AM / UPDATED 11 HOURS AGO
Rosenstein approved surveillance extension of former Trump adviser: NYT
Reuters Staff
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(Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein approved to extend surveillance of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page shortly after assuming office last spring, the New York Times reported, citing people familiar with a secret Republican memo.
The extension shows the Department of Justice, under President Donald Trump, saw reason to believe that Page was acting as a Russian agent, the paper reported on Sunday.
The memo paints the investigation into Russia’s alleged meddling in the U.S. presidential election as tainted from the start, the paper said.
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Rosenstein approved surveillance extension of former Trump adviser: NYT
Reuters Staff
1 MIN READ
(Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein approved to extend surveillance of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page shortly after assuming office last spring, the New York Times reported, citing people familiar with a secret Republican memo.
The extension shows the Department of Justice, under President Donald Trump, saw reason to believe that Page was acting as a Russian agent, the paper reported on Sunday.
The memo paints the investigation into Russia’s alleged meddling in the U.S. presidential election as tainted from the start, the paper said.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-rosenstein/rosenstein-approved-surveillance-extension-of-former-trump-adviser-nyt-idUSKBN1FI0EX