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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: 4, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 13 2019, @09:20PM (7 children)
Conservative here that did vote for Trump and I regret it every day. When Giulani came in and the charges against Cohen, Manafort, and Flynn started coming out that was the turning point for me. Trump has done a few good things, but the constant lies and broken promises have soured everything and it seems quite possible he is a criminal.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 13 2019, @09:39PM (1 child)
Not American here, but by your statement you seem to think outside of Trump the politicians don't constantly lie and break promise... that's a magical wonderland you live in - where do I sign up?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @06:45PM
Trump removed the attempt at making his lies even plausible.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Sulla on Sunday January 13 2019, @11:12PM (2 children)
Good job posting something almost verbadum that David Brock's ShareBlue people are paid to post multiple times a day on /pol/. You knew what you were voting against in the last election, and his crimes, especially if true and Russia is our biggest enemy, is less bad than Hillary faciliating selling them our Uranium supply to that same enemy. That and you know for a fact that every single "broken promise" has been because of neocon republicrats. Its the Democans stopping him from withdrawing troops faster, its the Republicrats stopping the wall, the Democans who tried to block trade reform, the Republicrats raising rates to undermine the trade war, its the Democans trying to torpedo the NK negotiations, and its the Republicrats trying to drag us into a new cold war. Not to mention the Israelies who flew a bombing run on christmas day against a target in the Syrian capital and used a civilian plane as cover.
.02 cents deposited into your account you god damned paid shill
We were offered the bushel of arrows in one hand and the olive branch in the other, we chose the olive branch hoping that regardless of all of the possible faults that it might stay an olive branch. If we gotta go to war with Russia for being evil, then fine, lets all die in one last glorious war, but ill try everything I can to achieve peace first.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 3, Informative) by Pslytely Psycho on Monday January 14 2019, @04:09AM (1 child)
So how does one vote in nine, without veto power, to sell a Canadian firm, at a time when there were no U.S. sanctions on Russia, that resulted in no ore being exported to Russia, result in "Hillary facilitating selling them our Uranium supply?"
Y'all are obsessed.
Man the next James Bond movie ought to Star Hillary as the Evil Genius of the day.
For thirty years the Republicans have ran her through hearing after hearing, looking for anything. And only came up with hubby's blow job.
This leaves us with only three possibilities.
A. She is the greatest criminal mastermind of all time and should be remembered as the absolute queen of the criminal underworld worldwide.
B. Republicans are idiots who can't find a worthwhile prosecutable crime (not to be confused with no crime at all, just nothing worthy of a congressional tribunal) with the help of the FBI, CIA, NSA, and the rest of the alphabet.
C. She is not actually guilty of anything heinous. Nearly every politician is guilty of something, but few of them warrant the resources to bring to trial. And if you go after something small, you expose all of DC and beyond to prosecution...of course that actually sounds like a great idea..
The election, sigh, it was the Creamsicle Charlatan vs the Pantsuited Enabler. Something more fitting WWE than our ballot box.
Alex Jones lawyer inspires new TV series: CSI Moron Division.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Monday January 14 2019, @06:41PM
Oh, y'know, the same way a single anonymous source claiming Clinton wanted to drone Assange is indisputable fact.
But, Manafort's felony conviction in a court of law isn't sufficient to prove he did anything wrong.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday January 14 2019, @12:55AM (1 child)
Well...better late than never I suppose, but for the love of little green onions on pumpernickel, what was it that made you think things would turn out any other way?!
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @06:10AM
Sorry but I was trolling the OP because any time I see someone say "I am _____ and I did _______" I just can't believe them. I just paraphrased one of the Trumpgret posts I've seen around.
Sulla was somewhat right, just no money changing hands, only counter-trolling. There are those that are able to admit mistakes and those that aren't. The answer to your question is very simple, they thought Trump would be better for the US than Clinton. Since pretty much all politicians lie and break promises they didn't worry too much about Trump's lies and assumed they were only to throw off the liberal "enemy".
Some people are capable of seeing the dumpster fire that has been Trump's presidency but others are so wrapped up in it that they can't admit it was a mistake.
Tangent - maybe the internet will improve humanity in a totally unexpected way, people will just assume everything is bullshit and critical thinking will rise simply out of necessity to ascertain reality.