A “BIG grey cloud” hangs over President Donald Trump and his administration, following public confirmation by the head of the FBI that his agents are investigating Russian government efforts to interfere in the presidential election, and whether those efforts were co-ordinated with anyone linked to the Trump campaign. That was the verdict of the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Devin Nunes of California, at whose hearing the FBI director, James Comey, revealed the existence of the counter-intelligence probe, opened eight months ago. Thoughts of that cloud now hang over Washington, a town which remembers the FBI inquiries that haunted other administrations, even if criminal charges were not eventually laid.
Mr Trump threw up a fog of counterclaims. The president declared that the “real story” about Russia is that officials leaked classified information to reporters, and asked—in an early morning tweet unaccompanied by evidence—“What about all of the contact with the Clinton campaign and the Russians?” Taking their cue from the president, Republicans led by Mr Nunes...Continue reading
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