Good morning—
Let’s get something straight.
The federal government just paid $1.25 million to settle a case involving surveillance abuse tied to the Trump-era Russia investigation.
That case? Carter Page.
The same Carter Page Republicans have spent years pointing to as proof the system was corrupt.
And here’s the part that matters:
The FBI got four FISA warrants to surveil him
A DOJ watchdog later found 17 major errors and omissions in those applications
At least two of those warrants were deemed invalid
Page was never charged with a crime
So yes—there were real problems with how surveillance was used.
That’s not spin. That’s the record.
👉 Read the full breakdown: DOJ Settles Carter Page Lawsuit for $1.25M Over Surveillance Failures
Now Watch What Happens Next
After years of saying:
“They spied on us”
“FISA is broken”
“The system was abused”
…those same politicians are now trying to extend and preserve that exact system.
👉 Read: Speaker Johnson Scrambles for Votes After GOP Torpedoes FISA Deal
They’re not shutting it down.
They’re not fundamentally reforming it.
They’re arguing over how to keep it alive.
The Contradiction You’re Not Supposed to Notice
This is where it gets real.
The political message has been:
Surveillance is dangerous
The government abused its power
It happened to us
But the policy position now is:
👉 Keep the surveillance powers in place anyway
That’s not reform.
That’s not accountability.
That’s:
“It was wrong when it happened to me… but we still want the power.”
And It’s Not Happening in a Vacuum
While this debate plays out—
RFK Jr. is under pressure as measles cases rise
👉 RFK Jr. Faces Senate Backlash Over Measles Surge
Tensions with Iran are escalating at sea
👉 Trump Orders Navy Strike Threat as Iran Seizes Ships
The Throughline
This isn’t random.
It’s the same pattern:
Government power expands
Mistakes happen
Taxpayers pay the bill
And then the system… keeps going
Final Thought
You can believe the Carter Page surveillance was wrong.
You can believe the system was abused.
But you can’t say that—
and then turn around and demand the same system keeps running
without explaining why.
Stay informed.
— The Coffman Chronicle