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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

White House releases documents on FBI probe into Trump and Russia ties

  • The FBI initiated an investigation in 2017, named Oxferd Comma, to determine if President Donald Trump was a Russian intelligence asset.
  • This probe also examined whether Trump and others obstructed justice, specifically regarding the firing of FBI Director James Comey .
  • The investigation concluded in early 2019, shortly after the Mueller probe found no collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia.
  • White House officials and FBI representatives criticized the investigation, with Special Counsel John Durham later citing the FBI's “lack of analytical rigor” in its handling.
  • Separately, the Justice Department accused Comey of threatening Trump over a social media post, a charge Comey's lawyers are seeking to dismiss.

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