Trump admin settles Carter Page lawsuit for $1.25 million

The Trump administration reached a settlement Wednesday with President Donald Trump's former campaign aide Carter Page that amounts to $1.25 million.

Page sued the FBI, Justice Department and eight people over allegations they improperly surveilled him under a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant during the FBI's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote in a filing to the Supreme Court that the Trump administration and Page had "agreed to settle" his claims against the federal government. But his complaints against individual defendants remained.

The filing comes after a lower court tossed the case in 2022, ruling that Page failed to prove the individual defendants actually participated in the allegedly unlawful activities. 

Page also argued in his case that the surveillance was unlawful because the warrant applications were false and misleading, according to CBS News. 

The defendants that remain in the case include former FBI Director James Comey, former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and ex-FBI officials Kevin Clinesmith, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.