FISA Applications to Ask Whether Target Was Government Source

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 5, 2020. Tom Brenner/Reuters

Application for surveillance warrants under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) will now include questions about whether the target has provided information to the government, the FBI said in a filing made public on Aug. 24.

A former FBI lawyer pleaded guilty last week to altering information used in a FISA application. Kevin Clinesmith admitted to intentionally inserting words to an email from the CIA that had originally said Carter Page, a former Trump campaign associate, was a source for the agency.