Newly released documents show the FBI investigated whether President Trump acted under Russian influence following his dismissal of FBI Director James Comey in 2017.
More details are emerging on how the FBI investigated whether President Trump acted under Russian influence following his dismissal of former FBI Director James Comey in 2017. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The White House has released documents showing the FBI opened a counterintelligence investigation, codenamed Oxferd Comma [sic], after President Donald J. Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in May 2017, to determine whether the America First leader was acting on behalf of or under the influence of Russia or had obstructed an ongoing investigation. According to an FBI memo dated May 16, 2017, investigators examined whether Trump was directed, controlled, or coordinated by the Russian government in a manner that threatened…Open
The White House released a cache of declassified FBI documents showing the bureau launched a counterintelligence investigation in May 2017 that treated President Donald Trump as a potential agent of Russia, a probe later found to rest on insufficient evidence. The documents, published through the White House's Government Transparency Task Force, center on an FBI […] The post Declassified FBI files reveal bureau opened probe treating Trump as possible Russian asset after Comey firing appeared first on American Almanac .
The White House released a cache of declassified FBI documents showing the bureau launched a counterintelligence investigation in May 2017 that treated President Donald Trump as a potential agent of Russia, a probe later found to rest on insufficient evidence. The documents, published through the White House's Government Transparency Task Force, center on an FBI memo dated May 16, 2017, just days after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. That memo opened an investigation codenamed "Oxferd Comma" and directed agents to determine whether the sitting president of the United States was "directed by, controlled by, and/or coordinated activities with, the Russian Federation in a manner constituting a threat to the national security of the…Open
The White House released declassified FBI documents showing the bureau launched a counterintelligence investigation into whether President Trump was acting as a Russian agent, a probe that produced no charges and that a later special counsel called deeply flawed. Seven days after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in May 2017, senior bureau officials signed […] The post Declassified FBI memos reveal bureau opened probe into whether Trump was a Russian agent after Comey firing appeared first on American Almanac .
The White House released declassified FBI documents showing the bureau launched a counterintelligence investigation into whether President Trump was acting as a Russian agent, a probe that produced no charges and that a later special counsel called deeply flawed. Seven days after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in May 2017, senior bureau officials signed off on an investigation codenamed "Oxferd Comma." Its stated purpose: to determine whether the sitting president of the United States was "directed by, controlled by, and/or coordinated activities with, the Russian Federation." The investigation ran for nearly two years. It ended on April 9, 2019, with no charges filed against Trump. The memos, released by the White House on…Open
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigated President Donald J. Trump on false allegations after the firing of former FBI Director James Comey.
Newly declassified documents show the Federal Bureau of Investigation launched a 2017 investigation into President Donald J. Trump based on discredited allegations of collusion with Russia , despite warnings from their own agents. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI ) investigated President Donald J. Trump on false allegations after the firing of former FBI Director James Comey. DETAIL: In May 2017, the FBI opened a criminal investigation, codenamed “Oxferd Comma,” which investigated President Trump on allegations that he was a Russian asset. The investigation was launched after the President dismissed former FBI Director James Comey. The investigation was launched despite no evidence of collusion…Open
An FBI agent assigned to then-special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign has made bombshell allegations charging that misconduct, political bias, and “overzealous thoughts” permeated the team — to the point of festooning the walls of their office with anti-Trump cartoons and drinking alcohol while on the job. A “Let’s get him” attitude colored […] The post Mueller probe cut corners, broke rules to ‘get Trump,’ whistleblower claims appeared first on StoneZone .
An FBI agent assigned to then-special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign has made bombshell allegations charging that misconduct, political bias, and “overzealous thoughts” permeated the team — to the point of festooning the walls of their office with anti-Trump cartoons and drinking alcohol while on the job. A “Let’s get him” attitude colored the two-year investigation into false claims that Trump and his advisers colluded with Russia to win the 2016 presidential election, the unidentified agent said. The allegations were first made in December 2020, when the agent was interviewed as part of an internal FBI probe into alleged misconduct by then-supervisory intelligence analyst…Open