A whistleblower report claims former FBI Director James Comey directed an off-the-books investigation into Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. The House Judiciary Committee is reviewing these allegations, which suggest the operation was concealed from standard FBI oversight protocols.
The whistleblower alleges that Comey authorized the probe shortly after Trump launched his campaign in 2015. The whistleblower claimed to be an FBI agent involved in the operation.
Two female undercover agents embedded into Trump’s team to gather information, according to the whistleblower. They were described as “honeypots” instructed to form connections with campaign staff to uncover potentially incriminating material.
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According to the report, the FBI didn’t officially document the operation. The report also claimed the operation lacked a specific criminal predicate. This prompted accusations of a “fishing expedition” for derogatory information.
The whistleblower claims that Comey directed the operation without creating a formal case file. That made the operation inaccessible to Justice Department oversight. They also claimed senior FBI officials supported the operation.
The whistleblower claims a focus of the operation was Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos. Papadopoulos later pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his Russian contacts but denied any Trump campaign...
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