Former FBI official under scrutiny in DOJ watchdog’s FISA probe: Sources originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

A former FBI official is under scrutiny by the Justice Department for allegedly altering a document related to the 2016 surveillance of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, according to sources familiar with the matter.

(MORE: DOJ watchdog ‘finalizing’ report on misconduct allegations in Russia probe

The sources emphasized that the alleged alteration may not have had any material impact on the appropriateness of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, warrant targeting Page.

The potential criminal matter was referred to U.S. Attorney John Durham by Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz, who has concluded a wide-ranging probe into the origins of that surveillance and other actions taken by DOJ and FBI officials involved in the early stages of the 2016 investigation into Russia’s election interference.

Horowitz has said he will release the final report on his findings Dec. 9, and he will face lawmakers two days later in a public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Read more

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Former FBI official under scrutiny in DOJ watchdog’s FISA probe: Sources originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Former FBI official under scrutiny in DOJ watchdog’s FISA probe: Sources originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Former FBI official under scrutiny in DOJ watchdog’s FISA probe: Sources originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Former FBI official under scrutiny in DOJ watchdog’s FISA probe: Sources originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Former FBI official under scrutiny in DOJ watchdog’s FISA probe: Sources originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Former FBI official under scrutiny in DOJ watchdog’s FISA probe: Sources originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Former FBI official under scrutiny in DOJ watchdog’s FISA probe: Sources originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Former FBI official under scrutiny in DOJ watchdog’s FISA probe: Sources originally appeared on abcnews.go.com