Newly revealed text messages between two top FBI officials suggest an effort by high-ranking officials in the Obama White House, Justice Department, CIA, FBI, and the Senate to secretly coordinate the investigation of alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, Fox News
reported citing Republican investigators in Congress.
CIA Director John Brennan, FBI Director James Comey, President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, and then-Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid worked together in the early stages of the Trump probe in 2016, the text messages suggest, which is contrary to the Obama administration’s public statements that it was not involved in the investigation.
New Texts Suggest Collusion Between Obama White House, CIA, FBI, and Senate Democrats Early in Trump-Russia Probe
CIA Director John Brennan, FBI Director James Comey, President Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, and then-Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid worked together in the early stages of the Trump probe in 2016, the text messages suggest, which is contrary to the Obama administration’s public statements that it was not involved in the investigation.
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