According to The Washington Times, an FBI whistleblower alleged the agency targeted President Trump’s 2016 campaign in an off-the-books operation ordered by former FBI Director James Comey.
The whistleblower reportedly revealed the operation in a protected disclosure sent to the House Judiciary Committee.
The outlet stated the disclosure said two female FBI undercover agents acted as ‘honeypots’ and infiltrated Trump’s campaign at high levels.
EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower: James Comey had FBI ‘honey pot’ spies infiltrate Trump’s 2016 campaign – https://t.co/RWMSFTYNZd – @washtimes
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From The Washington Times:
According to the disclosure, which The Washington Times reviewed, the investigation differed from the later Crossfire Hurricane counterintelligence operation targeting Russian collusion. It said the early off-the-books probe was a criminal investigation targeting Mr. Trump and his 2016 presidential campaign staff.
The agent “personally knew” that Mr. Comey ordered an FBI investigation against Mr. Trump and that Mr. Comey “personally directed it,” according to the disclosure.
The off-the-books investigation did not appear to target a specific crime but was more of what agents would describe as a fishing expedition to find something incriminating about Mr. Trump.
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– The whistleblower disclosure said two female FBI undercover agents infiltrated Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign at high levels and were directed to act as “honeypots” while traveling with Mr. Trump and his campaign staff on the trail.https://t.co/Bqh2Kg3H1A
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A House Judiciary Committee spokesman said the committee intends to look into the whistleblower allegations.
“It’s an unpredicated infiltration of a presidential campaign which is sensitive,” former FBI Assistant Director Chris Swecker told the outlet.
“It’s sensitive to the point where it would have to have been approved by the [attorney general],” he added.
Eight Years Later – FBI Whistleblower Surfaces to Tell Congress the FBI Was Instructed by James Comey to use Two Female FBI Agents to Infiltrate Trump Campaign https://t.co/33GnYT01Zc
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The revelation of the off-the-books operation follows Special Counsel John Durham concluding the FBI should have never launched a full investigation into the Trump campaign regarding collusion with Russia.
The special counsel probe found no such evidence.
Nevertheless, this weaponization of the FBI, as alleged by the whistleblower, would be no surprise, given Comey’s past comments.
WATCH:
James Comey on Donald Trump: “I think he poses a near existential threat to the rule of law. He will do everything he can in a new term to try to tear down the institutions that he sees as threats and dismantle them and the people who occupy them.”
It’s called #DrainingtheSwamp pic.twitter.com/t4FTiZHrYg
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(@Teagan1776) May 30, 2023
More from The Washington Times:
The FBI whistleblower said the off-the-books investigation was closed because a newspaper obtained a photograph of one of the undercover agents and was about to publish it.
The FBI press office, according to the agent’s disclosure, misled the newspaper by claiming the photograph was of an FBI informant, not an undercover agent. The FBI said the informant would be killed if the photograph was published.
Additionally, the FBI employee alleged that one of the undercover agents agreed to be transferred to the CIA so she would not be available as a potential witness, and another bureau employee involved in the operation was rewarded for her activities with a promotion and now is a high-level FBI executive.
“The FBI employee personally observed one or more employees in the FBI being directed to never discuss the operation with anyone ever again, which included talking with other people involved in the operation,” the disclosure states.
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