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    The FBI may have violated criminal statutes, as well as its own strict internal procedures, by using unverified information during the 2016 election to obtain a surveillance warrant onetime Trump campaign aide Carter Page, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee charged in Thursday in a letter obtained by Fox News.

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    The FBI may have violated criminal statutes, as well as its own strict internal procedures, by using unverified information during the 2016 election to obtain a surveillance warrant onetime Trump campaign aide Carter Page, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee charged in Thursday in a letter obtained by Fox News.

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    Devin Nunes, California, CHAIRMAN

    K. Michael Conaway, Texas


    Peter T. King, New York
    Frank A. LoBiondo, New Jersey
    Thomas J. Rooney, Florido HVC-304, THECAPITOL
    Ileana Ros·leh1inen, Florida
    Michael R. Turner, Ohio
    Brad R. Wcnstrup. Ohio
    U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON, DC 20515
    (202) 225-4121
    Chris Stewart, Ulah
    Rick Crawford, Arkansas PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE 0AM0N NELSON
    Trey Gowdy, South Carolina
    Elise M. Stefanik, New York ON INTELLIGENCE STAFF DIRECTOR

    Will Hurd, Texas TIMOTtW $. BERGREEN


    MINORITY STAFF 0JRECTOR
    Adam 8. Schiff. California,
    RANKING MEMBER

    James A. Himes, Connecticut


    Terri A. Sewell, Alabama
    AndrO Carson, Indiana
    Jackie Speier, California
    Miko Quigley, Illinois
    Eric Swalwcll, California
    Joaquin Castro, Texas
    Denny Heck. Washington

    Paul 0. Ryan, SPE.At<ER OF- THE House


    Nancy Pelosi, DEMOCRATIC LEADER March 1, 2018

    The Honorable Jeff Sessions


    Attorney General
    U.S. Department of Justice
    950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
    Washington, DC 20530-0001

    Dear Mr. Attorney General:

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is charged with protecting the American people and
    enforcing our laws in accordance with the U.S. Constitution. To carry out this essential mission,
    the FBI has a strict set of internal rules and procedures embodied in the Domestic Investigations
    and Operations Guide (DIOG). The DIOG was created by the Bureau itself and approved by the
    Depaitment of Justice (DOJ).

    The latest unredacted version of the DIOG available to the Committee (dated October 15, 2011)
    delineates procedures the FBI must follow when submitting applications to the Foreign
    Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) for orders to conduct surveillance through the Foreign
    Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). According to the DIOG:

    • FISA surveillance is a very intrusive means of acquiring infonnation that must balance
    the need to obtain sensitive national security information against civil liberties.
    • When striking this balance, a verification process must be conducted for all FISA
    applications.
    o Under the subsection "FISA Verification of Accuracy Procedures," the FBI itself
    acknowledges this importance: "The accuracy of information contained within
    FISA applications is of utmost importance.... Only documented and verified
    information may be used to support FBI applications [FISA] to the court [FISC]."
    • The DIOG provides detailed instructions for the FBI to follow to ensure that information
    appearing in a FISA application that is presented to the FISC has been thoroughly vetted
    and confirmed.

    Former and current DOJ and FBI leadership have confirmed to the Committee that unverified
    information from the Steele dossier comprised an essential part of the FISA applications related
    to Carter Page. These details are outlined in a declassified memorandum released by the
    Committee on February 2, 2018, a copy of which is attached for your review.

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