~"May"/"Within days of FBI Dir. Comey's firing"
- Acting FBI Dir. Andrew McCabe opens
counterintelligence investigation into US Pres.
Trump & his ties to Russia based on info
indicating a national security threat might exist;
W/out telling FBI, Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein
secretly instructs SC Mueller to NOT investigate
Trump's personal connections w/ Russia - the
FBI believes Mueller is investigating & so doesn't
pursue its own investigation, meaning no agency
ever conducts that investigation (may 9, 2017 – 23h 59min, may 31, 2017 y)
Description:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/us/politics/trump-russia-justice-department.html
OUTLET{The New York Times}
TITLE{Justice Dept. Never Fully Examined Trump’s Ties to Russia, Ex-Officials Say}
ARCHIVED{https://archive.ph/5gGwQ}
DATE{08/30/2020 10:56:00 ET}
AUTHOR{Michael S. Schmidt}
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