Supreme Court rejects former Trump adviser Carter Page’s bid to revive James Comey lawsuit

The Supreme Court rejected former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page’s attempt to revive a lawsuit against former FBI Director James Comey and others over their roles in a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page’s attempt to revive a lawsuit against former FBI Director James Comey and others over their roles in a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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Page’s lawsuit focused on inaccuracies in warrant applications that sought permission from a judge to carry out surveillance on him as part of the probe. An investigation carried out by a Justice Department watchdog later found that the warrant applications were faulty.

Comey and seven others who served at the FBI at the time were all sued as individuals. Other claims brought by Page against the federal government were recently settled by the Trump administration and were no longer at issue in his appeal.