The Justice Department's internal watchdog said Thursday the FBI failed to support claims it made in almost 200 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act applications to monitor American citizens.
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz released a scathing report saying the FBI ignored its own Woods Procedure - the set of rules the bureau follows to ensure its applications for secret warrants are accurate.
Inspector general investigators uncovered at least 183 instances in which the Woods File - the documentation intended to back up the FBI's argument for surveillance - was missing, destroyed or incomplete.
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The FBI's handling of warrants under the FISA has been under scrutiny since 2016, when it was revealed that the bureau sought a warrant to snoop on Carter Page, a Trump campaign official.
That warrant was largely based on the now-discredited Steele dossier and included at least one piece of information fabricated by an FBI lawyer.
Mr. Horowitz blamed top brass for the failures, saying the lack of oversight "Raises serious questions" about the applications themselves.
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