Court Tosses Former Trump Flack’s $75 Million Lawsuit

Politico reports:

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Trump 2016 presidential campaign adviser Carter Page over surveillance he faced due to suspicions he was part of an effort by Russia to influence the U.S. political process.

U.S. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich issued a ruling Thursday tossing out the $75 million suit Page filed in 2020 against eight current and former FBI officials, the bureau itself and the Justice Department.

The judge said one flaw in Page’s suit was that none of the individual defendants he named were the ones who actually performed the surveillance of him. Some simply participated in the paperwork or approval process. Others don’t appear to have been involved at all.

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