WHITFIELD: Welcome back. An FBI lawyer could be in hot water after making serious mistakes on applications for a wiretap on a key Trump campaign aide. This after a Justice Department watchdog report into what started the Russian investigation in 2016. CNN's Evan Perez has more on the controversy.</s>EVAN PEREZ, CNN JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court wants to take a second look at all foreign wiretapping applications from a former FBI lawyer who is now under criminal investigation for altering information in the case of Carter Page. A recent inspector general report found that Kevin Clinesmith altered a key document that was used in the surveillance warrant targeting Page, a former Trump campaign adviser. The court, which largely operates in secret, is asking that the FBI and the Justice Department explain what they're doing to verify the accuracy of surveillance requests that Clinesmith was involved in. A lawyer for Clinesmith did not respond to a request for comment to CNN. The inspector general found a number of problems in the FBI's handling of the eavesdropping orders. There were 17 instances of inaccuracies or omissions in the Page wiretapping. Attorney General Bill Barr says that he thinks the FBI is making the appropriate changes to fix these issues. But some Republican lawmakers, including Senator Lindsey Graham, in recent days have said that they want major changes to the surveillance process. If not, the surveillance court may have to be shut down, they say. Barr says the surveillance law is important to national security and he says is open to making additional changes that lawmakers may want. Evan Perez, CNN, Washington.</s>WHITFIELD: All right, still ahead, President Trump demands an immediate trial as lawmakers head home for the holiday. But a standoff between Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell could delay that indefinitely.
FISA Court Scrutinizing FBI's Wiretap of Carter Page