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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sat Jan 12, 2019, 04:56 PM Jan 2019

Why the FBI might've thought Trump could be working for Russia

The theory that President Trump is or has been a Russian asset is a popular one among his detractors. But for the first time, we’re learning that it’s something the FBI suspected strongly enough to dig into.

The Washington Post has confirmed that the FBI launched a counterintelligence inquiry into whether Trump was working for Russia shortly after Trump fired FBI Director James B. Comey in May 2017. The news was first reported by the New York Times.

Practically speaking, this may not mean a whole lot. Special counsel Robert Mueller III was appointed mere days later, meaning any evidence the FBI collected was likely limited. It was Mueller’s decision to continue the line of inquiry, and we don’t know whether he has. But practical concerns aside, it’s a shocking story: The idea that the nation’s leading law enforcement agency was looking into whether a sitting U.S. president was working for a hostile foreign nation. The decision itself was something the FBI reportedly struggled with for months and still has its detractors.

But what might have led to such an extraordinary step by the FBI — and what’s the state of the evidence?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/analysis-why-the-fbi-mightve-thought-trump-could-be-working-for-russia/ar-BBS9h7o

In addition he invited a handful of Russian officials to the Oval Office soon after Comey's firing. Allowed the Russian media but forbade the US media from the meeting. Then commented to the Russians what a pain the ass Comey was.

I mean is there any surprise he's suspected?

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Why the FBI might've thought Trump could be working for Russia (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 OP
We all suspected it... it was quite clear C_U_L8R Jan 2019 #1

C_U_L8R

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1. We all suspected it... it was quite clear
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 05:16 PM
Jan 2019

Even back before the convention there was a lot of chatter. I mean it couldn’t get more obvious with that cast of characters, their suspicious meetups, convention guests, data lines to Russia, etc. Manafort, Page, Ross... all pals with money laundering underworld. It’s as corrupt as it comes.

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