The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing produced no new disclosures about the FBI investigation, and Democrats accused majority Republicans of politicizing the issue while failing to examine alleged Russian interference in this year’s presidential election.
Senate Republicans say the FBI probe of Trump’s campaign, later handed off to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, was intended to undermine Trump’s candidacy and presidency, and the panel has been examining the roots of the investigation, known as “Crossfire Hurricane.”
In December, a Justice Department watchdog found evidence of numerous errors but no political bias when the FBI opened the investigation.
Ex-FBI Director Comey Defends FBI Russia Probe In Senate Hearing
- by: Jonathan Landay and Mark Hosenball
- 2020-09-30
- Source:
Oann
- 09/30/2020
