Comey confirms FBI probing possible Trump campaign connections to Russia

Source: Washington Examiner | March 20, 2017 | Joel Gehrke

The FBI is investigating whether President Trump’s campaign coordinated with the Russians against the Democratic party during the 2016 election, the FBI director confirmed on Monday.

“The FBI, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating Russian efforts and that includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and the Russian government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and Russia’s efforts,” FBI Director James Comey told the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

That confirmation has political edges. It could lend credence to the general thrust of Trump’s claim that the Obama administration surveilled his team during the 2016 election (although he was not actually “wiretapped,” according to House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif.).

“The department has no information that supports those tweets,” Comey replied when asked if Trump’s accusations were correct.

Both Comey and National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers, who testified alongside him, emphasized during the hearing that they would not discuss what kind of surveillance of particular individuals was taking place. Still, Comey’s revelation — a confirmation that he said was authorized by the Justice Department, which is headed by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a Trump appointee — is also welcome news to Democrats, who suspect that Trump’s team cooperated with Russian intelligence to undermine Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

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