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The FBI instantiated investigations against several individuals in the Trump campaign in 2016-2017 due to suspected ties between them and the Russian government
by ausbah 6y ago
The FBI instantiated investigations against several individuals in the Trump campaign in 2016-2017 due to suspected ties between them and the Russian government. [0] Of those investigated, all but one were convicted - not of collusion, but for lying to investigators and obstruction among other things.
However I think insinuating a lack of oversight or ulterior political motives is wrong. A counter-investigation by Trump's DoJ found that the initial motives for the investigation were solid, but did note a number of errors made in the process. In fact, one FBI lawyer who lied during the investigation has been charged. [1]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossfire_Hurricane_(FBI_investigation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossfire_Hurricane_(FBI_inves...
[1] https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/18/politics/horowitz-hearing-russia-report-carter-page/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/18/politics/horowitz-hearing-rus...
- m0zg 6y agoCNN is not a legitimate news source.
- tehwebguy 6y agoYour reductive opinion of CNN does not change the underlying facts that OP stated.
- m0zg 6y agoIt kinda does, though. The "Trump's DOJ" investigation into these matters is not over. In fact it's barely entering its active phase, with declassifications etc. Charges won't be pressed until after election at this point, but there certainly will be charges. Yet if you only watch CNN, you could be misled into believing that the Obama FBI was beyond reproach and it's all over by now.