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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: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @06:12AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @06:12AM (#786307)

    He is very poor at political negotiations. I mean where is anyone supposed to go when no compromise is the stance he takes? At one point he was offered the entire 25bn for his wall in exchange for DACA. He turned it down. Seriously that would of gotten him his monument and the fucking Latino vote that the Republican party needs. He turned down a double win in exchange for chaos.

    A double win? And another batch of illegals gets amnesty and has an express ticket to citizenship? We've gone on that treadmill for 30+ years already. How about we get the funding for the wall, and we don't reward illegal acts?
    I don't know if he is poor at political negotiations. He negotiates from a position of strength, same as he probably did in his company when he was stiffing his contractors. Look at how quickly NAFTA was reorganized to America's demands. Look at how quickly our European satellites knuckled under on Iran when America threatened reprisals. The free world can't crawl far enough up America's rear end.
    This aggressiveness doesn't bode well for the US if someday the tables happen to be turned, but I guess Trump thinks that risk is minimal, since we're making America great again.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @06:50PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @06:50PM (#786558)

    How about we... don't reward illegal acts?

    Yeah, how dare those toddlers break the law!

  • (Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Tuesday January 15 2019, @03:18AM

    by Pslytely Psycho (1218) on Tuesday January 15 2019, @03:18AM (#786769)

    Regan granted amnesty to 2.7 million illegal immigrants.
    Trump could learn a lot from history.
    Of course, that means reading something longer than a tweet without pictures.

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    Alex Jones lawyer inspires new TV series: CSI Moron Division.