The Washington Post reports that the FBI obtained a FISA warrant to surveil the communications to Carter Page, a former Trump adviser. The order was part of an investigation into alleged links between Russia and the president's campaign.

After convincing a judge that there was "probable cause" to believe Page was acting "as an agent of a foreign power"—Russia—the FBI obtained the warrant. The Post reports that this is "the clearest evidence so far" that the FBI had reason to believe that the campaign had connections with Russian agents.

Page, who has been described by the campaign as an "informal" foreign policy adviser, denied the charges, comparing the FBI's surveillance of him to that which was conducted against Martin Luther King Jr.:

"This confirms all of my suspicions about unjustified, politically motivated government surveillance. I have nothing to hide."

In addition, it came to light Tuesday evening in a CNN report that, after reviewing intelligence reports brought up by House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, lawmakers and aides (both Republican and Democratic) have found zero evidence that the Obama administration officials conducted illegal activity.

This comes after President Trump accused former Obama national security adviser Susan Rice of breaking the law after she requested American individual identities be "unmasked." According to CNN, one congressional intelligence source described Rice's requests as "normal and appropriate," while another said there's "absolutely no smoking gun" in the reports.

(H/T The Washington Post, CNN)

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