Schiff Stands by Belief That FISA Probe on Page Was Legitimate

Left, former Donald Trump campaign aide Carter Page participates in a discussion on 'politicization of DOJ and the intelligence community in their efforts to undermine the president' hosted by Judicial Watch at the One America News studios on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 29, 2019. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) On the right, House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) speaks during a press onference after the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump on Dec. 18, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who insisted that Republicans were wrong about abuse of the FISA court, and who read salacious, unconfirmed claims about Trump 2016 campaign associate Carter Page during a congressional hearing, indicated he has no sympathy for Page.

A report from Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz showed rampant abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) system, including the bombshell that an FBI lawyer changed a detail in an email that contained exculpatory information about Page.