DOJ Unveils New Reforms to Improve Oversight of FISA Surveillance of Elected Officials, Campaigns

DOJ Unveils New Reforms to Improve Oversight of FISA Surveillance of Elected Officials, Campaigns
Attorney General William Barr appears before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 28, 2020. Matt McClain/The Washington Post
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The Justice Department (DOJ) and the FBI on Tuesday unveiled several crucial reforms aimed at improving compliance with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) process, including more stringent oversight of surveillance applications targeting elected officials and political campaigns.

These reforms are part of the FBI and DOJ’s ongoing efforts to improve compliance and accountability over FISA surveillance after the department came under fire for widespread fundamental and serious errors in the FISA applications used to spy on former Trump campaign associate Carter Page.