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FBI Misled Court To Spy on Second Trump Campaign Adviser

FBI and Mueller team withheld exculpatory evidence and misled the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to surveil Walid Phares for a year despite no charges, documents reveal.

  • Walid Phares was monitored electronically for 12 months from 2017 to 2018, as revealed by an FBI agent involved in the investigation.
  • Phares plans to sue the FBI and Justice Department for damages.
  • The lead case agent stated investigators found 'nothing' criminal on Phares, noting he was 'honest.'
  • Despite this, the FBI continued monitoring Phares under a Foreign Agents Registration Act investigation.
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