So – Carter Page was the "foreign intelligence agent" ??
Carter Page has worked in "intelligence" for a long time, but not for Russia – He surely was an undercover agent passing himself off as a businessman, which didn't pass well because the Russians he had dealings with called him an idiot.
seems he may have been "assigned" to join the Trump campaign
and perhaps Trump realized if he didn't let Carter in, they'd just send someone else and –
played their game???
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act
Electronic surveillance
Generally, the statute permits electronic surveillance in two different scenarios.
—– Without a court order
The President may authorize, through the Attorney General, electronic surveillance without a court order for the period of one year, provided that it is only to acquire foreign intelligence information,[7] that it is solely directed at communications or property controlled exclusively by foreign powers,[8] that there is no substantial likelihood that it will acquire the contents of any communication to which a United States person is a party, and that it be conducted only in accordance with defined minimization procedures.
——- With a court order
See also: Masking and unmasking by intelligence agencies
Alternatively, the government may seek a court order permitting the surveillance using the FISA court.[20] Approval of a FISA application requires the court find probable cause that the target of the surveillance be a "foreign power" or an "agent of a foreign power", and that the places at which surveillance is requested is used or will be used by that foreign power or its agent.[2][21] In addition, the court must find that the proposed surveillance meet certain "minimization requirements" for information pertaining to U.S. person
FISA court
Main article: United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
The Act created the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) and enabled it to oversee requests for surveillance warrants by federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies (primarily the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Security Agency) against suspected foreign intelligence agents inside the U.S.