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VietPress USA (May 21, 2018): Today on
Monday, May 21, 2018, Deputy Attorney
General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray agreed to the expanded
investigation at a White House meeting called by Mr. Trump, who escalated a feud with the federal law enforcement
agencies over questionable conduct pursuing a Russia probe during the 2016
presidential race.
“Based on the meeting with the president, the Department of Justice has asked the inspector general to expand its current investigation to include any irregularities with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s or the Department of Justice’s tactics concerning the Trump campaign,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement.
“Based on the meeting with the president, the Department of Justice has asked the inspector general to expand its current investigation to include any irregularities with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s or the Department of Justice’s tactics concerning the Trump campaign,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement.
Latest news from The Washington Times reported that
"President Trump is
meeting Monday with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director
Christopher Wray amid allegations that federal law enforcement planted an
informant in the Trump campaign.
The meeting was not listed on the president’s public schedule,
but White House officials said it was a routine meeting.
The meeting was set for 3 p.m.
Mr. Trump tweeted
Sunday that he was going to force the FBI and
Justice Department to investigate their own conduct during the 2016
presidential race.
“I hereby demand, and will do so officially tomorrow, that the
Department of Justice look into whether or not the FBI/DOJ
infiltrated or surveilled the Trump Campaign for Political Purposes - and if
any such demands or requests were made by people within the Obama
Administration!” he tweeted.
He was reacting to reports that
the FBI planted
an informant inside the Trump campaign to look for collusion with Russia".
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the full details here on the Washington Times at: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/21/trump-gets-probe-fbi-justice-department-spying/?utm_source=onesignal&utm_campaign=pushnotify&utm_medium=push
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