FBI probe into Donald Trump campaign's links to Russia was justified, watchdog finds
5 years ago

FBI probe into Donald Trump campaign's links to Russia was justified, watchdog finds

ABC  

The FBI was justified in opening its investigation into ties between US President Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia and did not act with political bias, although there were "serious performance failures", the Justice Department's internal watchdog has found. Key points: The FBI eavesdropping on a former adviser of Mr Trump was justified, the US Justice Department's inspector general found The finding's contradicted Mr Trump's claim there had been a political "witch hunt" A separate review of the FBI investigation is underway A report by the Justice Department's inspector general concluded that political bias on the part of FBI employees did not influence the agency's decision to open its investigation — a probe that eventually led to special counsel Robert Mueller's examination of Russian interference in the 2016 election. The report revealed that the FBI had also sent an informant to record a conversation with a "high-level Trump campaign official", who was not considered a subject in the Russia probe. Mr Mueller, a former FBI director, spent 22 months investigating what he concluded was Russian interference in a "sweeping and systematic fashion" in the 2016 US election and Mr Trump's conduct as a candidate.

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Palling around with Putin: Trump's mind-boggling outreach to the Russian dictator under scrutiny
3 months ago

Palling around with Putin: Trump's mind-boggling outreach to the Russian dictator under scrutiny

Salon  

Exactly eight years ago this week, the Obama administration formally accused the Russian government of hacking the Democratic National Committee and many others for the intended purpose of interfering with the US elections. Hillary Clinton even brought it up in the presidential debate and Trump denied it saying it could just as easily be “somebody sitting on their bed that …

FBI investigating possible Iranian hacking of Trump and Biden campaigns: report
4 months, 3 weeks ago

FBI investigating possible Iranian hacking of Trump and Biden campaigns: report

Raw Story  

The FBI is probing hacking attempts — purportedly by Iran — against the Trump and Biden campaigns in recent months, according to a report. Politico reporter Alex Isenstadt flagged the news on social media, saying, "Trump's campaign says it has been hacked." "The acknowledgment came after POLITICO began receiving emails from an anonymous account with documents from inside Trump’s operation, …

Prosecutors tell Trump that he is a target in classified files probe, sources say
1 year, 7 months ago

Prosecutors tell Trump that he is a target in classified files probe, sources say

NPR  

Prosecutors tell Trump that he is a target in classified files probe, sources say Former President Trump's legal team has received a notice from Department of Justice stating that he is a target of their investigation into his handling of classified documents. You know, it's some people's full-time job to stay at the federal courthouse in Washington and watch who's …

Trump target of classified docs probe, prosecutors tell lawyers
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump target of classified docs probe, prosecutors tell lawyers

Al Jazeera  

US media reports suggest investigation is moving closer to charging former president over materials found at his Florida home. Prosecutors in the United States have told Donald Trump’s lawyers that he is the target of an investigation into his handling of classified documents after leaving the presidency, according to reports in multiple US media outlets. Trump, the frontrunner in the …

The Durham report has bared the American ‘deep state’
1 year, 7 months ago

The Durham report has bared the American ‘deep state’

Live Mint  

In India, we are regularly told by opposition parties that the government uses its intelligence agencies to serve its political ends—the Central Bureau of Investigation, the National Investigation Agency, the Enforcement Directorate and so on. To put it simply, the entire Russia-Trump theory seems to have been a political ploy by the Barack Obama government and the people who managed …

Durham report takeaways: A ‘seriously flawed’ Russia investigation and its lasting impact on the FBI
1 year, 7 months ago

Durham report takeaways: A ‘seriously flawed’ Russia investigation and its lasting impact on the FBI

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Bungled applications to eavesdrop on a former aide of then-candidate Donald Trump. A 306-page report by Justice Department special counsel John Durham is refocusing negative attention on one of the most politically significant investigations in FBI history: the probe into whether Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign was conspiring with Russia to tip the outcome of the election. A ‘SERIOUSLY …

Trump's Russia ties: Was Mueller probe worth the price? Durham's investigation clears Trump and questions FBI
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump's Russia ties: Was Mueller probe worth the price? Durham's investigation clears Trump and questions FBI

Hindustan Times  

The high-profile investigations into potential Russian interference in Donald Trump's 2016 US Presidential campaign, led by special counsels Robert Mueller and John Durham, have finally drawn to a close. John Durham, appointed by Attorney General William Barr, has investigated potential misconduct in the origins of the Mueller's probe into the Trump campaign's alleged ties to Russian interference in the 2016 …

Durham's Report on FBI's Russia-Trump probe. A witch hunt or a missed connection? | Key takeaways
1 year, 7 months ago

Durham's Report on FBI's Russia-Trump probe. A witch hunt or a missed connection? | Key takeaways

Hindustan Times  

Special counsel John Durham has released his final report on the FBI's investigation into connections between Donald Trump's campaign and Russia during the 2016 election. 1] Durham questions the FBI's rush to investigate Trump The report highlights that the special counsel's office conducted over 480 interviews, reviewed more than one million documents, and issued 190 grand jury subpoenas. Durham ended …

Probe of FBI’s handling of Trump-Russia investigation ends
1 year, 7 months ago

Probe of FBI’s handling of Trump-Russia investigation ends

Al Jazeera  

US special prosecutor criticises FBI approach to politically charged investigation but does not issue new charges. A special United States probe into the conduct of the Federal Bureau of Investigation has found that the agency lacked “actual evidence” to investigate possible collusion between Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russia. The report released on Monday detailed several missteps by the …

'FBI should apologize': Trump rails against investigation while promoting post that demands Obama be jailed
2 years, 2 months ago

'FBI should apologize': Trump rails against investigation while promoting post that demands Obama be jailed

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump on early Wednesday morning once again lashed out at the FBI probing his campaign's multiple contacts Russian agents during the 2016 presidential election. In his latest Truth Social post on the matter, Trump promoted a post advocating that former President Barack Obama be thrown in jail for his supposed role in launching the Russia investigation, despite …

Donald Trump told staff he needed to protect 'Russiagate' docs: report
2 years, 4 months ago

Donald Trump told staff he needed to protect 'Russiagate' docs: report

Raw Story  

On Wednesday, Rolling Stonereported that former President Donald Trump told White House officials that he would protect documents that he believed would expose the Russia investigation as a hoax and reveal a "Deep State" conspiracy to destroy his presidency. At the end of his presidency, Trump and his team pushed to declassify these so-called 'Russiagate' documents, believing they would expose …

Why was Trump let off during Russia probe? Nine-page memo offers new insight
2 years, 4 months ago

Why was Trump let off during Russia probe? Nine-page memo offers new insight

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The nine-page memo, which was prepared by two senior Justice Department officials for then-attorney …

Republicans told to quiet their attacks on the FBI because the info on Trump could be damaging: report​​​
2 years, 4 months ago

Republicans told to quiet their attacks on the FBI because the info on Trump could be damaging: report​​​

Raw Story  

After President Donald Trump's home on his golf club's property Mar-a-Lago was searched by the FBI, Republican allies took to social media and conservative news outlets to attack the FBI and question whether there was a conspiracy afoot to bring down the GOP leader. According to the New York Times, GOP leaders have been warned by allies of Trump's to …

Donald Trump thrives when he can create a siege mentality
2 years, 4 months ago

Donald Trump thrives when he can create a siege mentality

The Independent  

Under normal circumstances, a report that the FBI had executed a search and seizure warrant at the home and office of a major American political figure would have congressional candidates scrambling to walk sideways away from the person in question and disavow any endorsements that person had offered. Just days after the FBI picked through Trump’s Palm Beach, Florida home …

Hillary Clinton uses Trump’s own tweets against him in lawsuit over whether he was ‘Putin’s puppet’
2 years, 5 months ago

Hillary Clinton uses Trump’s own tweets against him in lawsuit over whether he was ‘Putin’s puppet’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and the 20 …

Key witness testifies in trial tied to Trump-Russia probe
2 years, 7 months ago

Key witness testifies in trial tied to Trump-Russia probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The star prosecution witness in the trial of a Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer testified Thursday that he was “100 percent confident” that the attorney told him he was not acting on behalf of a particular client when he presented information meant to cast suspicions on Donald Trump and possible links to Russia. Baker was the FBI’s general counsel …

Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier charged with lying
3 years, 2 months ago

Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier charged with lying

LA Times  

Special counsel John Durham is conducting an inquiry into the federal investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and alleged ties between Moscow and the Trump campaign. The indictment says Danchenko misled the FBI by denying that he had discussed any allegations in the dossier with a contact of his who worked as a public relations executive and was …

Lawyer charged in probe of Trump-Russia investigation
3 years, 3 months ago

Lawyer charged in probe of Trump-Russia investigation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The prosecutor tasked with examining the U.S. government’s investigation into Russian election interference charged a prominent cybersecurity lawyer on Thursday with making a false statement to the FBI five years ago. The indictment accuses Michael Sussmann of hiding that he was working with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign during a September 2016 conversation he had with the FBI’s general …

Former federal prosecutor charged in Durham’s Russia inquiry with making false statement to FBI
3 years, 3 months ago

Former federal prosecutor charged in Durham’s Russia inquiry with making false statement to FBI

LA Times  

Special counsel John Durham has worked for 2½ years examining the U.S. government’s investigation into Russia’s interference in U.S. elections. The indictment accuses Michael Sussmann of hiding that he was working with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign during a September 2016 conversation he had with the FBI’s general counsel, when he relayed concerns from cybersecurity researchers about potentially suspicious contacts between …

A New Report Adds Evidence That Trump Was a Russian Asset
55 years ago

A New Report Adds Evidence That Trump Was a Russian Asset

Slate  

Donald Trump was a tool in a long-running Russian campaign to weaken the United States. It argues, to the contrary, that Beijing saw Trump as a weaker adversary because he “would alienate US partners,” whereas Biden “would pose a greater challenge over the long run because he would be more successful in mobilizing a global alliance against China.” As to …

Ex-Trump campaign aide Carter Page sues FBI for $75 million over Russia probe surveillance
4 years, 1 month ago

Ex-Trump campaign aide Carter Page sues FBI for $75 million over Russia probe surveillance

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser on the 2016 Trump …

How a probe of Trump-Russia ties turned into a GOP rally cry
4 years, 2 months ago

How a probe of Trump-Russia ties turned into a GOP rally cry

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In 2016, Donald Trump’s campaign chairman shared polling data with an associate suspected of ties to Russian intelligence. The FBI opened “Crossfire Hurricane” on July 31, 2016, after learning a Trump campaign aide may have had advance knowledge that Russian intelligence operatives had stolen Democratic emails. That included a Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer that Trump’s …

Declassified Russia documents: How Team Trump used Fox News as a laundromat for unverified Russian information about top Democrats
4 years, 2 months ago

Declassified Russia documents: How Team Trump used Fox News as a laundromat for unverified Russian information about top Democrats

CNN  

CNN — While most of the nation was largely fixated over the past week on President Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis, the President and his allies in right-wing media have been engrossed with something else entirely. He also released a memo from the CIA to the FBI, which said some Russians believed Clinton was using Trump’s ties to Russia “as a …

Trump says he likes Putin. US intelligence says Russia is attacking American democracy.
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump says he likes Putin. US intelligence says Russia is attacking American democracy.

CNN  

Washington CNN — Despite repeated warnings from intelligence officials and his own FBI director that Russia is carrying out a blatant attack on American democracy, President Donald Trump summed up his views at a rally on Monday in very simple terms, “I like Putin, he likes me.” Trump has consistently expressed a personal affinity for his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, …

Trump campaign’s Russia contacts ‘grave’ threat, Senate says
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump campaign’s Russia contacts ‘grave’ threat, Senate says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump campaign’s interactions with Russian intelligence services during the 2016 presidential election posed a “grave” counterintelligence threat, a Senate panel concluded Tuesday as it detailed how associates of Donald Trump had regular contact with Russians and expected to benefit from the Kremlin’s help. A Manafort lawyer, Kevin Downing, said Tuesday that information sealed at the request of …

Senate’s Bipartisan Russia Report Refutes Trump’s Repeated ‘No Collusion’ Lie
4 years, 4 months ago

Senate’s Bipartisan Russia Report Refutes Trump’s Repeated ‘No Collusion’ Lie

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s often-repeated “no collusion” claim about the help he received from Russia to win the 2016 election was belied once again Tuesday, this time by the bipartisan Senate intelligence committee following a three-year investigation. Like U.S. intelligence services already concluded in 2017 and special counsel Robert Mueller reported in 2019, the committee found …

US Senate panel concludes Russia used Manafort, WikiLeaks to boost Trump in 2016
4 years, 4 months ago

US Senate panel concludes Russia used Manafort, WikiLeaks to boost Trump in 2016

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON: Russia used Republican political operative Paul Manafort, the WikiLeaks website and others to try to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election to help now-U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign, a Senate intelligence panel report said on Tuesday. WikiLeaks played a key role in Russia's effort to assist Republican Trump against Democrat Hillary Clinton and likely knew it was helping Russian …

Russia worked to help Trump in 2016 election: Senate panel
4 years, 4 months ago

Russia worked to help Trump in 2016 election: Senate panel

Al Jazeera  

The US Senate called the report the ‘most comprehensive description’ of Russian efforts and the ‘threat they posed’. The United States Senate intelligence committee concluded that the Kremlin launched an aggressive effort to meddle in the 2016 presidential contest on behalf of Donald Trump as the Republican-led panel on Tuesday released its fifth and final report in its investigation into …

Trump’s 2016 campaign chair communicated with Russian intelligence, bipartisan Senate panel finds
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump’s 2016 campaign chair communicated with Russian intelligence, bipartisan Senate panel finds

LA Times  

President Trump’s 2016 campaign eagerly capitalized on Russia’s efforts to meddle in the U.S. election four years ago, according to a bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee report that raises new concerns about connections between his top aides and Moscow. The report, released Tuesday, found that the Trump campaign “publicly undermined” the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia was behind the email …

Senate Report: Former Trump Aide Paul Manafort Shared Campaign Info With Russia
4 years, 4 months ago

Senate Report: Former Trump Aide Paul Manafort Shared Campaign Info With Russia

NPR  

Senate Report: Former Trump Aide Paul Manafort Shared Campaign Info With Russia Enlarge this image toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort passed internal Trump campaign information to a Russian intelligence officer during the 2016 election, a new bipartisan Senate report concludes. Manafort, who was later convicted for financial …

Bipartisan Senate Intel report details Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016, adding to Mueller findings
4 years, 4 months ago

Bipartisan Senate Intel report details Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016, adding to Mueller findings

CNN  

CNN — The Senate Intelligence Committee released Tuesday the most comprehensive and meticulous examination to date explaining how Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election and the Trump campaign welcomed the foreign adversary’s help, revealing new information about contacts between Russian officials and associates of President Donald Trump during and after the campaign. The committee says it obtained “some information …

Bipartisan Senate Intel report details Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016, adding to Mueller findings
4 years, 4 months ago

Bipartisan Senate Intel report details Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016, adding to Mueller findings

CNN  

CNN — The Senate Intelligence Committee released Tuesday the most comprehensive and meticulous examination to date explaining how Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election and the Trump campaign welcomed the foreign adversary’s help, revealing new information about contacts between Russian officials and associates of President Donald Trump during and after the campaign. The committee says it obtained “some information …

Fearing Trump interference, FBI agents hid copies of Russia investigation docs
4 years, 5 months ago

Fearing Trump interference, FBI agents hid copies of Russia investigation docs

CNN  

CNN — Adapted from “TRUE CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS: The Investigation of Donald Trump,” by Jeffrey Toobin. But the truth, first reported here, is that neither Mueller nor the Southern District prosecutors sought out Trump’s financial records or obtained his tax returns, as they had the opportunity to do. Mueller’s prosecutors thought Trump’s financial records and tax returns went to possible …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP falsehoods on Flynn, Biden, virus
4 years, 7 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP falsehoods on Flynn, Biden, virus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his GOP allies are misrepresenting the facts behind the legal case of former national security adviser Michael Flynn as they seek to allege improper behavior during the Obama administration in the presidential campaign season. Broadly dubbing his allegations “Obamagate,” Trump points to unspecified conspiracies against himself in 2016 and suggests the disclosure of Flynn’s …

Trump, GOP launch broad attack on Russia probe foundations
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump, GOP launch broad attack on Russia probe foundations

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Republicans are launching a broad election-year attack on the foundation of the Russia investigation, including declassifying intelligence information to try to place senior Obama administration officials under scrutiny for routine actions. The effort has been aided by a Justice Department decision to dismiss its prosecution of former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn, …

‘Obamagate,’ Trump’s latest theory about the ‘deep state’ and Obama’s role in the Russia investigation
4 years, 7 months ago

‘Obamagate,’ Trump’s latest theory about the ‘deep state’ and Obama’s role in the Russia investigation

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump and his allies added a new dimension this week to their “deep state” conspiracy theory, directly accusing former President Barack Obama of leading a supposed “coup” to sabotage the Trump presidency. Obama’s concerns about Flynn Several factors recently sparked the chatter from Trump and right-wing media outlets about Obama’s purported role in the Russia …

Bipartisan Senate report backs intel community assessment that Russia interfered to help Trump in 2016 electio
4 years, 8 months ago

Bipartisan Senate report backs intel community assessment that Russia interfered to help Trump in 2016 electio

CNN  

Washington CNN — A bipartisan report from the Senate Intelligence Committee released on Tuesday has backed the US intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to help then-candidate Donald Trump. Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr said in a statement that the assessment reflected “strong tradecraft” and “sound analytical reasoning.” “The Committee found no reason to dispute …

New information adds to questions about Russia probe dossier
4 years, 8 months ago

New information adds to questions about Russia probe dossier

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Newly released material raises the possibility that Russian disinformation made its way into a dossier of opposition research that the FBI relied on when applying for warrants to eavesdrop on a former campaign adviser to President Donald Trump. The new material, contained in footnotes to a Justice Department watchdog report that were recently declassified by the Trump administration, …

Barr says Russia probe was started ‘without basis’
4 years, 8 months ago

Barr says Russia probe was started ‘without basis’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr believes the Russia investigation that shadowed President Donald Trump for the first two years of his administration was started without any basis and amounted to an effort to “sabotage the presidency,” he said in an interview with Fox News Channel. Barr, who has appointed a U.S. attorney to lead an investigation into the origins …

Barr: FBI’s Russia investigation based on ‘bogus narrative’
5 years ago

Barr: FBI’s Russia investigation based on ‘bogus narrative’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr leveled blistering criticism at how the Russia investigation was conducted, saying Tuesday that it was based on a “bogus narrative” that the Trump campaign might have conspired with Russia during the 2016 presidential election. Barr spoke to NBC News one day after the release of a Justice Department inspector general report that found problems …

DOJ watchdog report takeaways: Nuance, no total absolution
5 years ago

DOJ watchdog report takeaways: Nuance, no total absolution

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog released a report that found the FBI had a legitimate reason to open up one of the most politically sensitive investigations ever, the Russia probe that began in secret during Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign that eventually was taken over by special counsel Robert Mueller. “Our country would be better served if President …

Now Playing: The Investigation Into The Russia Investigation
5 years ago

Now Playing: The Investigation Into The Russia Investigation

NPR  

Now Playing: The Investigation Into The Russia Investigation Enlarge this image toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Jacquelyn Martin/AP A newly released watchdog report on how the FBI carried out the Russia investigation offers something for everyone. The report, the work of Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, found that the FBI had ample evidence to open the investigation into the 2016 …

FBI was justified in probing Trump-Russia, fed watchdog says
5 years, 1 month ago

FBI was justified in probing Trump-Russia, fed watchdog says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI was justified in opening its investigation into ties between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia and did not act with political bias, the Justice Department’s internal watchdog declared Monday, undercutting President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he has been the target of a “witch hunt.” The long-awaited report rejected theories and criticism spread by Trump and …

Report sharply criticizes FBI but finds no partisan bias in Russia probe
5 years, 1 month ago

Report sharply criticizes FBI but finds no partisan bias in Russia probe

LA Times  

President Trump has repeatedly alleged that the FBI’s mistakes were intentional or influenced by political bias. Gen. William Barr said Horowitz made clear “that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions that, in my view, were insufficient to justify the steps taken.” Barr said the evidence collected by the FBI in …

Takeaways from the inspector general’s report into the FBI’s Russia investigation
5 years, 1 month ago

Takeaways from the inspector general’s report into the FBI’s Russia investigation

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Justice Department’s inspector general took a big swing at the conspiracy theories peddled by President Donald Trump and others about the FBI’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. But the IG’s much anticipated report released Monday also detailed errors the FBI committed during the investigation, specifically about surveillance warrants issued for a former …

US DOJ watchdog expected to find Russia probe valid despite flaws
5 years, 1 month ago

US DOJ watchdog expected to find Russia probe valid despite flaws

Al Jazeera  

The United States Justice Department’s internal watchdog will release a highly anticipated report on Monday that is expected to reject President Donald Trump‘s claims that the Russia investigation was illegitimate and tainted by political bias from FBI leaders. 191122143238827 Horowitz’s report is expected to identify errors and misjudgements by some law enforcement officials, including by an FBI lawyer suspected of …

7 new things we learned from the Horowitz report
5 years, 1 month ago

7 new things we learned from the Horowitz report

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Justice Department inspector general’s report released Monday amounted to a massive fact-finding that shaded in contours of the Russia investigation. Here are some of the revelations from Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s review: Carter Page was a US intel informant When investigators applied for a FISA warrant against Carter Page in October 2016, they mentioned his past …

US watchdog: FBI Russia probe justified, no political bias found
5 years, 1 month ago

US watchdog: FBI Russia probe justified, no political bias found

Al Jazeera  

The United States Justice Department’s internal watchdog said it found numerous errors but no evidence of political bias by the FBI when it opened an investigation into contacts between Donald Trump‘s presidential campaign and Russia in 2016. “The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a US presidential campaign on the thinnest of …

DOJ inspector general report will conclude there’s no evidence the FBI spied on Trump’s campaign
5 years, 1 month ago

DOJ inspector general report will conclude there’s no evidence the FBI spied on Trump’s campaign

Raw Story  

The Justice Department’s inspector general concluded that there was no evidence that the Federal Bureau of Investigation spied on President Donald Trump’s campaign as he has repeatedly claimed, The New York Times reports. Trump declared last week on “Fox & Friends” that the inspector general’s report would be “historic” and show “perhaps the biggest scandal in the history of our …

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