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Many of the problems Mr. Horowitz identified centered on the use of the Steele dossier,
霍洛維茨發現的許多問題都跟斯蒂爾檔案的使用有關，
which his report portrayed as “essential” to establishing for the FISA court
在他的報告中，那些問題被描繪成了FISA法庭判定
that investigators had probable cause to suspect that Mr. Page was an agent of a foreign power.
調查人員有充分的理由懷疑佩奇是外國勢力派出的間諜的“關鍵”依據。
The initial application relied on four claims from the dossier, and the credibility of each eroded over time.
最初的監聽申請借用了檔案中的四處說法，但隨著時間的推移，這些說法的可靠性有打了折扣。
Among other flaws uncovered by the inspector general,
在這位監察長發現的其他漏洞中，
the F.B.I. in January 2017 interviewed a primary source of Mr. Steele’s for important claims about Mr. Page.
有一個漏洞便是2017年1月，聯邦調查局就有關佩奇的重要指控，采訪了斯蒂爾的一個重要線人。
The source contradicted some of what Mr. Steele had written.
其回答與斯蒂爾本人的證詞存在一定的矛盾。
But F.B.I. officials said only that they found the source “truthful and cooperative,”
FBI官員卻只表示，他們發現線人“態度誠懇，較為配合，”
leaving the false impression in renewal applications that his account had confirmed —
導致在繼續監聽申請中留下了錯誤的印象，讓人以為他的說法佐證了斯蒂爾檔案的內容，
rather than raised doubts about — the dossier’s reporting.
而非對該檔案的內容提出了質疑。
“The three Carter Page renewal applications contained a number of factual representations
針對卡特·佩奇的三次繼續監聽申請存在多處
that were inaccurate, incomplete or unsupported by appropriate documentation,
基于FBI在提交申請時所掌握的信息做出的事實陳述
based upon information in the F.B.I.’s possession at the time the applications were filed,” the report said.
不準確、不完整或沒有適當文件佐證的問題，”報告指出。
It placed primary blame for the significant errors and omissions on sloppiness by F.B.I. case agents.
報告將這些重大錯誤和遺漏的主要責任歸結到了辦事草率的有關FBI特工上。
But it also portrayed the problems as a leadership failure by senior officials,
但報告也表示，這些問題也是高層領導的失職，
and recommended that the F.B.I. review the performance of every employee involved in the effort.
建議FBI對負責此案的所有工作人員的表現展開評估。
The inspector general found that this pattern was not intentional, but that explanations —
（司法部）這位（獨立）監察長發現，FBI的這種辦案方式并非有意，但他們為此給出的解釋——
such as that the agents were busy with the Russia investigation at the time
比如特工們當時正忙著俄羅斯調查一事，
and that “the Carter Page FISA was a narrow aspect of their overall responsibilities” — were unsatisfactory.
或者“向FISA法庭提交的監聽卡特·佩奇的申請只是他們工作職責中很小的一個方面”——卻無法令人滿意。
Mr. Horowitz took no position on whether a judge would have approved the wiretap without the misstatements and omissions.
如果沒有那些錯誤的陳述或遺漏，法官是否會通過監聽申請，對此霍洛維茨沒有表態。
In addition, the inspector general looked at the role of a Justice Department official named Bruce G. Ohr,
此外，監察長還調查了司法部官員布魯斯·奧爾在此案中扮演的角色，
who has been vilified by Mr. Trump and his allies because he was in contact with Mr. Steele
后者因與斯蒂爾有過接觸，加上妻子也在聘用斯蒂爾的政治研究機構工作
and because his wife worked for the political research firm that employed Mr. Steele.
受到了特朗普及其盟友的中傷。
The inspector general did not accuse Mr. Ohr of being part of a conspiracy.
監察長沒有指控奧爾參與所謂的陰謀。
But he criticized Mr. Ohr for “consequential errors in judgment,”
但他批評奧爾“判斷失誤造成了嚴重后果，”
including failing to keep his supervisors informed of his actions and making himself “a witness” in the investigation.
包括沒有向上級匯報自己的決策，以及讓自己成為了調查中的“一大證人”。
He also suggested that the department’s Office of Professional Responsibility review Mr. Ohr’s conduct.
他還建議司法部的專業責任辦公室對奧爾先生的所作所為展開審查。
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