US: DOJ to probe if Russia investigation is politically-motivated
— 21st May 2018
The Independent
The Department of Justice will probe whether the FBI’s investigation of Russian election interference was politically tainted, bowing to escalating attacks from Donald Trump.
The department’s internal inspector general will seek to determine if “there was any impropriety or political motivation in how the FBI conducted its counterintelligence investigation of persons suspected of involvement with the Russian agents who interfered in the 2016 presidential election”, spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said in a statement.
Raising the possibility of criminal penalties, Ms Flores added that the department would consult with prosecutors if “any evidence of potential criminal conduct” emerges.
Federal investigators have been looking into Russian efforts to sway the…
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