According to the text, what were the three steps in the "media-FBI feedback loop" that drove the collusion narrative?
The loop consists of: 1. The New York Times or Washington Post publishing a distorted or false story based on anonymous officials; 2. The FBI or Mueller probe investigating the alleged activity; and 3. Investigators leaking to the media that they are investigating, which creates a new wave of media stories.
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What specific claims regarding the Russia investigation were made by the former FBI Director James Comey?
James Comey testified in a June 2017 congressional hearing that he used a friend as a cut-out to pass a memo to a reporter to generate pressure for the appointment of a special counsel. He also once stated, "I don't know whether the current president of the United States was with prostitutes peeing on each other in Moscow in 2013. It's possible, but I don't know."
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Who is Michael Schmidt and what is his connection to the Russia collusion narrative?
Michael Schmidt is a writer for the New York Times who has authored or co-authored dozens of stories on the topic of Trump-Russia collusion, some of which were awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in national reporting. He has also authored a book titled "Donald Trump v. The United States: Inside the Struggle to Stop a President," which focuses on the clash between the president and government officials like Jim Comey and Don McGahn.
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What is the name of the investigation launched in May 2017 to examine Donald Trump's Russia ties and possible obstruction of investigations?
The investigation was oddly code-named Oxferd Comma.
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