FBI Opened a Counterintelligence Investigation of Trump, as President

Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=49939"><span class="small">Adam Goldman, Michael S. Schmidt and Nicholas Fandos, The New York Times</span></a>

Saturday, 12 January 2019 09:30

Excerpt: "In the days after President Trump fired James B. Comey as F.B.I. director, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the president's behavior that they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of Russia against American interests, according to former law enforcement officials and others familiar with the investigation."

The FBI investigated whether the firing of Mr. Comey was a national security threat. (photo: AP)

FBI Opened a Counterintelligence Investigation of Trump, as President

By Adam Goldman, Michael S. Schmidt and Nicholas Fandos, The New York Times

12 January 19

n the days after President Trump fired James B. Comey as F.B.I. director, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the president�s behavior that they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of Russia against American interests, according to former law enforcement officials and others familiar with the investigation.

The inquiry carried explosive implications. Counterintelligence investigators had to consider whether the president�s own actions constituted a possible threat to national security. Agents also sought to determine whether Mr. Trump was knowingly working for Russia or had unwittingly fallen under Moscow�s influence.

The investigation the F.B.I. opened into Mr. Trump also had a criminal aspect, which has long been publicly known: whether his firing of Mr. Comey constituted obstruction of justice.

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