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posted by martyb on Sunday January 13 2019, @05:14PM   Printer-friendly
from the Why-Not-Just-Say-No? dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 13 2019, @09:43PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 13 2019, @09:43PM (#786031)

    Besides covering him at all, I don't think the press was ever supporting Trump. To a man, their coverage was negatively biased. Until he started winning primaries, many papers were putting coverage of his campaign in their news of the weird pages.

  • (Score: 1) by Sulla on Sunday January 13 2019, @11:04PM

    by Sulla (5173) on Sunday January 13 2019, @11:04PM (#786094) Journal

    Thats simply not true, CNN and MSNBC are up to 2% coverage Trump and sometimes Fox even gets to 40%. Stop being so biased.

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