FBI refuses to disclose documents on Trump's calls to Russia to hack Clinton

[Jacque67 7,328]

The US justice department is refusing to disclose FBI documents relating to Donald Trump’s highly contentious election year call on Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails.

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Senior DoJ officials have declined to release the documents on grounds that such disclosure could “interfere with enforcement proceedings”. In a filing to a federal court in Washington DC, the DoJ states that “because of the existence of an active, ongoing investigation, the FBI anticipates that it will … withhold all records”.

The statement suggests that Trump’s provocative comment last July is being seen by the FBI as relevant to its own ongoing investigation.

In March, the then director of the FBI, James Comey, confirmed the existence of that investigation in a congressional hearing. On Tuesday, Comey was summarily sacked by Trump in a move that sent shockwaves across the capital and provoked widespread calls for an independent inquiry into allegations of collusion between Russia and Trump associates.

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In his dismissal letter to Comey, Trump wrote: “I greatly appreciate you informing me, on three separate occasions, that I am not under investigation.” But the FBI’s refusal to hand over the documents implies that it believes Trump’s call on Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails was at least relevant to their ongoing inquiries.

The then Republican presidential candidate ignited an instant uproar when he made his controversial comment at a press conference in Florida on 27 July. By that time Russia had already been accused by US officials of hacking Democratic National Committee emails in a bid to sway the election.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/11/justice-department-fbi-documents-trump-russia-hack-clinton-email

[CaliCat 3,957]

Spicer adds a lot of credibility when he has to be hunted in the WH garden trying to sneak away from the press.

 

The winning is getting to be too much. 

[Jacque67 7,328]

1 minute ago, CaliCat said:

Spicer adds a lot of credibility when he has to be hunted in the WH garden trying to sneak away from the press.

 

The winning is getting to be too much. 

Spicer asked WaPo to correct the phrase in the bushes, to among the bushes...WaPo complied and mentioned the correction

[CaliCat 3,957]

2 minutes ago, Jacque67 said:

Spicer asked WaPo to correct the phrase in the bushes, to among the bushes...WaPo complied and mentioned the correction

 

Oh, well. Thanks for correcting me. That does change the optics completely.