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The Washington Post reports FBI’s investigation of Trump included a counterintelligence inquiry:
The FBI investigation into President Trump that was opened almost immediately after he fired then-Director James B. Comey also included a counterintelligence component to determine if the president was seeking to help Russia, and if so, why, according to people familiar with the matter.
The decision by then-acting FBI director Andrew McCabe to open an investigation of a sitting president was a momentous step, but it came after Trump had cited the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election in his decision to fire Comey, these people said.
The counterintelligence component of the Trump investigation was first reported by the New York Times.
Late Saturday night, Fox News host Jeanine Pirro asked Trump in an interview if he is or ever was working for Russia. Trump responded, "I think it’s the most insulting thing I’ve ever been asked." Referring to the New York Times story, he went on, "I think it’s the most insulting article I’ve ever had written."
See also The Guardian.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 13 2019, @09:15PM
the Press is less about truth. It is now clicks, retweets, likes and comments on comments. That is how news is monetized these days, since it is no longer subsidized by traditional advertisement revenue.
The press used to mock the likes of the National Enquirer and the people who gravitate to that pap, but the news media now is much like the National Enquirer now than 30 yrs ago.
Ww as a apecies seem to like our salicious gossip and insinuations more than real news.
Funny tho how the most prestigious news award in the US sprung from the yellow journalism wars between Hearst & Pilitzer. So maybe its a cyclic thing.