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Trump Administration Releases Classified Warrants For FBI Wiretap Of Carter Page

Republicans claim the 412 pages reveal FBI bias in favor of Hillary Clinton; Democrats say the documents are evidence of deep connections between Russia and the Trump campaign.

The Trump Administration released previously classified documents Saturday related to the FBI wiretapping of one-time campaign adviser Carter Page. Republicans say the documents reveal the FBI relied on an anti-Trump source for its decision, while Democrats say the warrants underscore murky and possibly criminal connections between the Russian government and the Trump campaign.

In the 412 heavily redacted pages of , Carter Page is described as an agent of a foreign power. "The FBI believes Page has been the subject of targeted recruitment by the Russian Government," the document reads. Then, after several words are blacked out, it resumes with "undermine and influence

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