Here's the Washington Examiner's Byron York on that explosive NYT story published tonight reporting that the FBI began a counterintelligence investigations conducted by President Trump after he fired James Comey as FBI director:
President Trump’s actions so alarmed the FBI after James Comey’s firing that it began investigating if he was working on behalf of Russia https :// t.co/ 3w00Xx7Bhu
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James Comey bungled Hillary Clinton investigation. Then started sketchy Trump probe. Then did a dossier-based, Moscow hookers, J. Edgar Hoover-style' we know about you' routine with Trump before Trump became chairman … 1/4
— Byron York (@ ByronYork) January 12, 2019
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Then Comey told Trump three times he wasn't under investigation while leaving public impression that he was. Trump understandably angry. Then, when Trump fired Comey-as some advisors had advocated for months-FBI foresee it as treason. 2/4
— Byron York (@ ByronYork) January 12, 2019
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Now, NYT reports FBI reacted to justified firing of Comey by opening counterintelligence investigation, probing' whether[ Trump] had been working on behalf of Russia against American interests .' 3/4
— Byron York (@ ByronYork) January 12, 2019
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Investigation result:' No evidence has emerged publicly that Mr. Trump was secretly in contact with or took direction from Russian government officials .' Is NYT story about Trump, or about FBI malfeasance? 4/4 Objective. https :// t.co/ L8U5rPbJup
— Byron York (@ ByronYork) January 12, 2019
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