6 ▁in ▁seeking ▁authorization ▁for ▁a ▁wire t ap ▁on ▁Carter ▁Page , ▁a ▁former ▁advis er ▁to ▁Trump ' s ▁campaign . ▁Before ▁the ▁mem o ' s ▁release , ▁Trump ▁told ▁associ ates ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁dis cred it ▁the ▁investigation , ▁and ▁after ▁its ▁release , ▁Trump ▁claimed ▁in ▁a ▁twe et ▁that ▁the ▁mem o ▁" tot ally ▁v ind ic ates " ▁him . ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁House ▁Int elligence ▁Committee ▁with ▁Trump ' s ▁authorization ▁released ▁a ▁red act ed ▁version ▁of ▁a ▁mem o ▁from ▁Adam ▁Schiff , ▁ranking ▁Democratic ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁committee , ▁as ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁N unes ▁mem o . ▁The ▁response ▁cont ended ▁the ▁wire t aps ▁were ▁properly ▁obtained ▁and ▁were ▁war r anted ▁because ▁Page ▁had ▁been ▁ass essed ▁by ▁intelligence ▁ag encies ▁as ▁" an ▁agent ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁government ," ▁adding ▁that ▁" O ur ▁extensive ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁F IS A ▁application ▁and ▁three ▁subsequent ▁renew als ▁failed ▁to ▁un cover ▁any ▁evidence ▁of ▁illegal , ▁un eth ical , ▁or ▁un prof essional ▁behavior ▁by ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁and ▁instead ▁revealed ▁that ▁both ▁the ▁F BI ▁and ▁DO J ▁made ▁extensive ▁show ings ▁to ▁justify ▁all ▁four ▁requests ." ▁ ▁By ▁others ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁reported ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁that ▁the ▁Justice ▁Department ▁Ins pect or ▁General ▁Michael ▁E . ▁Hor ow