Text messages show that one agent purchased insurance on January 10, 2017, the same day CNN reported on the briefing of soon-to-be President Trump by the four principals of the Intelligence Community — John Brennan, James Clapper, Adm. Mike Rogers, and James Comey — which was followed by an individual briefing of Trump by James Comey about the existence of the Steele Dossier.
The text messages between agents claim that agents and analysts involved in the FBI Crossfire Hurricane investigation — as well as persons at “The Agency” as one message stated — had all purchased or were looking to purchase similar insurance protection.
Agents also said they were worried about how a new attorney general might view the actions taken against Trump during the investigation. Shortly after then-Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) was confirmed to be Trump’s new attorney general, congressional Democrats, media, and Obama holdovers within DOJ immediately moved to force Sessions to recuse himself from overseeing the department’s investigations against Trump.