White House Declassifies Info on Secret FBI Probe Into Whether Trump Fired Comey at Russia's Behest, Official Says
The memo says agents opened the probe after Comey’s firing and later folded it into Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, which found no merit.
- The White House declassified internal FBI memos revealing a secret May 2017 criminal investigation—codenamed "Oxferd Comma"—into whether President Donald Trump was acting as a Russian asset when he fired FBI Director James Comey.
- The probe was established as a sensitive subcomponent of Crossfire Hurricane, launched by the FBI's counterintelligence division to determine if Trump was wittingly or unwittingly directed, controlled, or coordinated by the Russian government.
- Administration officials emphasized that the underlying premise lacked factual merit, noting internal records show the bureau's own evidence at the time had already largely ruled out claims of collusion between Trump or his campaign and Moscow.
- The secret case was eventually folded into Special Counsel Robert Mueller's inquiry, which ultimately concluded without finding evidence that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with Russia.
- The records were identified and released by the White House Government Transparency Task Force, as officials point to the documents as evidence of improper governance and investigative overreach by FBI leadership in the wake of Comey's dismissal.
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Declassified FBI Records Show Trump Was Probed as Possible Russian Asset
The White House on Wednesday released newly declassified FBI records showing the bureau opened a criminal and counterintelligence investigation into whether President Donald Trump may have acted on behalf of Russia following his 2017 dismissal of FBI Director James Comey. The investigation, code-named “Oxferd Comma,” was opened May 16, 2017, as a component of the...
Govt Releases Originating Info Behind FBI Investigation "Oxferd Comma" That Followed Comey Firing
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FBI Secretly Probed Trump as a Russian Asset for Firing Comey: Declassified Memos
The FBI opened a criminal probe specifically targeting Donald Trump in May 2017, alleging the newly elected president may have been acting as a Russian asset when he fired then-Director James Comey even though the bureau’s own evidence overwhelmingly showed at the time there was no collusion with the Kremlin. Internal memos newly declassified by the White House show the investigation – codenamed "Oxferd Comma" – was launched in the immediate aft…
FBI secretly probed Trump as 'Russian Asset' after he fired Comey in 2017; new FBI memos reveal
Newly declassified FBI and White House documents reveal that the bureau secretly opened the "Oxferd Comma" investigation in 2017 to examine whether President Donald Trump was "wittingly or unwittingly" acting as a Russian asset after firing FBI Director James Comey. The probe was later absorbed into the Crossfire Hurricane and Mueller investigations. The investigation ultimately ended without charges against Trump, and Special Counsel Robert Mue…
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