WASHINGTON (AP) – A Justice Department watchdog report finds the FBI was justified in opening its investigation into ties between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia.
The report finds the FBI did not act with political bias, despite “serious performance failures” up the bureau’s chain of command.
The findings undercut President Donald Trump’s claim that he was the target of a “witch hunt.”
The report from the Justice Department’s inspector general revealed for the first time that the FBI had also sent an informant to record a conversation with a “high-level Trump campaign official,” who was not considered a subject in the Russia probe. The official was not identified by name.
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