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Supreme Court won't hear Trump ex-campaign aide's bid to sue former FBI officials

  • The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Carter Page's appeal to revive his lawsuit accusing former FBI officials of unlawfully surveilling him during the 2016 Russia probe.
  • The Trump administration previously paid about $1.25 million to settle some claims, but remaining claims against ex-officials were dismissed by lower courts.
  • The key dispute was timing: appeals court said Page's suit was time-barred because he knew of the surveillance after an April 2017 Washington Post story, while Page argued the clock should start when the government acknowledged wrongdoing; DOJ watchdogs had found errors in the FBI's FISA warrants.
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