GOP bill would prevent Comey-style espionage

House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., introduced a bill this week that forces the FBI director to submit a report to Congress every time federal authorities launch an investigation into candidates running for federal office.

The bill requires the FBI to notify the congressional intelligence committees when the FBI opens a counterintelligence investigation into federal campaigns, like the bureau did with President Trump’s campaign in 2016. It also codifies the protocol for investigations into campaigns for a candidate for any federal office, and any individual knowingly associated with a campaign for a candidate for federal office.