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Justice Dept Settles Page, Flynn Suits; FBI Overhauls Surveillance

4/24/2026

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The Justice Department settled Carter Page’s lawsuit, leading the Supreme Court to file that the case was moot.
An inspector general report found significant flaws in the surveillance applications that authorized monitoring of Page.
The FBI has implemented more than 40 corrective measures to improve the accuracy of future surveillance applications.
In March, the department also settled a separate lawsuit with former national security adviser Michael Flynn for roughly $1.2 million.

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Story summary

The Justice Department settled Carter Page’s lawsuit, leading the Supreme Court to file that the case was moot.
An inspector general report found significant flaws in the surveillance applications that authorized monitoring of Page.
The FBI has implemented more than 40 corrective measures to improve the accuracy of future surveillance applications.
In March, the department also settled a separate lawsuit with former national security adviser Michael Flynn for roughly $1.2 million.