Affidavits Raise More Questions About FBI’s Role in Trump Probe

Affidavits Raise More Questions About FBI’s Role in Trump Probe
The Federal Bureau of Investigation seal is seen at its headquarters in Washington on June 14, 2018. Yuri Gripas/Reuters
Lee Smith
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Affidavits filed in a federal court on June 21 raise crucial questions about the FBI’s role in the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign’s efforts to vilify her opponent, Donald Trump, as a Russian agent. The FBI obtained a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant to spy on the Trump team based on a dossier of memos alleging Trump’s ties to Russia that was filed by Clinton campaign contractor Christopher Steele.

Lee Smith
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Lee Smith is a veteran journalist whose work appears in Real Clear Investigations, the Federalist, and Tablet. He is the author of “The Permanent Coup” and “The Plot Against the President.”
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