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The Justice Department told the Supreme Court on April 22, 2026 that it had reached a settlement with Carter Page over his federal claims tied to surveillance during the FBI’s Russia investigation. The agreement does not cover Page’s claims against the individual defendants he sued, and the filing was submitted in response to his appeal in case No. 25-705. ([supremecourt.gov](https://www.supremecourt.gov/docketpdf/25/25-705/405085/20260422155026349_certificate.%2025-705.pdf))

Page, who served as an informal foreign-policy adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, alleged that the government violated his rights through surveillance warrants obtained as part of the Russia inquiry. The Supreme Court filing says the federal government and Page have agreed to settle the claims against the United States, while leaving the separate claims against former FBI officials and other individual defendants unresolved. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/0987c7480edfbce72ba5954ca057836f))

The filing does not list a dollar amount. AP and CBS both reported that the settlement is $1.25 million, citing a person or source familiar with the deal. CBS said the settlement covers only Page’s claim under the PATRIOT Act, not the claims he brought under FISA against the former FBI officials he named. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/0987c7480edfbce72ba5954ca057836f))

The case grew out of the FBI’s surveillance of Page during its Russia investigation and the later criticism that followed the Justice Department inspector general’s review of the warrant applications. But the April 22 settlement is narrower than the larger political fight that has long surrounded the Russia probe: it resolves Page’s claims against the federal government, not the entire lawsuit and not the broader history of the investigation. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/0987c7480edfbce72ba5954ca057836f))