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FBI Had Opened an Investigation into Trump Ties to Russia

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

An Anonymous Coward writes:

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, @10:11PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 13 2019, @10:11PM (#786050)

    I'm sure they do, and the track record is atrocious. If it wasn't they would brag about it to their readership.

    It would be detrimental to a journalist's career

    It's "graded" on a scale. The goal is to not stick out with too good ("they must be presstituting") or too poor ("there wasnt even a rumor to begin with") of a record relative to your peers.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @02:24AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @02:24AM (#786224)

    I'm grading your posts an a scale ... and even then they get an "F".

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @06:38AM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @06:38AM (#786320)

      Just like the priest who wanted to give me an F for not believing in his God, your F for not believing (what is indistinguishable to me from) random crap a Washington post journalist heard shows I am on the right track.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @10:43AM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @10:43AM (#786399)

        Go spend some time reading the liberal bastion called The Wall Street Journal. You'll still get an F, but at least it will take your mind off your obsession with WaPo.

        BTW, your reference to religion is telling. Many Trump sycophants equate their support to religion.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @06:11PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @06:11PM (#786527)

          Wall street journal is the same.