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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @11:43AM
Both Clinton and Trump had ties to both Russia and to each other.
So why would it be that hard to believe that both parties could have been working with Russia, even while pretending Russia was an antogonist? We have LLNL working with Russian scientists *IN RUSSIA* on synthesizing new elements. So it's not like America isn't pretty cozy with Russia when it benefits us on any particular level.
Back to the original point: Trump is more or less a RINO to begin with, having been cozy with Clinton and others as a Democrat up until 5-10 years ago. Having not been a lifelong republican, it seems odd that so many lifelong Republicans treat him like the conservative messiah, even ones who during the election hated on him for not being conservative enough.