Secret Court Orders FBI to Fix Problems Uncovered in Trump Probe
- Judge cites withholding of information, unsupported assertions
- Until now, secret FISA court has rejected few FBI applications
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A secret court has ordered the FBI to explain what it’s doing to ensure applications for wiretaps are legally sound and accurate, issuing a rare public rebuke after multiple failures were revealed on the bureau’s pursuit of a former Trump campaign aide.
The FBI has until Jan. 10 to comply with the order issued Tuesday by the presiding judge of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.