FBI opened counterintelligence investigation into Trump after Comey firing

Published January 12, 2019 3:22am ET



The investigation into Russian interference into the 2016 presidential election isn’t just focused on criminal acts. Worried about the president’s erratic behavior and the firing of FBI Director James Comey, the FBI opened an inquiry into President Trump directly, a new report says.

The counterintelligence investigation that examined if Trump was working for Russia, now part of the inquiry special counsel Robert Mueller took over when he was appointed, was rolled into Mueller’s investigation because if Comey’s firing was aimed at ending the Russia investigation, it needed to be investigated both as a possible crime and a national security concern, the New York Times reported.

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