FBI confirms probe of Trump team ties to Russia
WASHINGTON, D.C.: FBI chief James Comey dealt Donald Trump a double blow on Monday (Tuesday of the Democratic party hack.
Until Monday, only a small group of legislators has been briefed in secret on this issue by US intelligence and law enforcement, and the public had not heard directly from them.
Comey and Admiral Mike Rogers, director of the National Security believed Moscow aimed to hurt Clinton’s campaign and support Trump.
“Putin hated Secretary Clinton so was he had a clear preference to the person running against the person he hated so much,” Comey said.
“They wanted to hurt our democracy, hurt her, help him. I think, all early as December,” he said.
‘Nothing has changed’
But Comey’s unwillingness to comment on specifics, or on unproven media reports of Trump aides’ contacts with Russian intelligence, gave the White House room to defend its position - which is that the entire controversy was manufactured by opponents to undermine Trump’s presidency.
- - DENCE of Trump-Russia collusion and there is NO EVIDENCE of a Trump-Russia scandal.”
Later, Trump spokesman Sean this testimony it’s clear nothing has changed. Senior intelligence there is no evidence of a Trump/ Russia collusion.”
“Investigating and having proof are different thing,” he added.
Likewise - in spite of Comey’s straightforward rejection of Trump’s wiretapping allegations - the White House continued to cling to those claims.
Asked if Trump would withdraw the accusation and apologize to Obama, Spicer said that investigations are “still ongoing” into the issue.
Independent probe sought
Monday’s hearing made clear the question of Russian interference in the election will continue to trouble the Trump administration.
Both the House and Senate Intelligence Committees will hold more public hearings in the coming weeks, as well as closed-door sessions with Comey, Rogers and other intelligence on the probes.
But Democrats have expressed concerns that the White House and Republicans would like to an independent probe.
from the work of an independent commission that can devote the staff and resources to this investigation that we do not have, and that can be completely removed from any political considerations,” said Adam Schiff, the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee.