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Senator Probes FBI's Ties to British Spy Who Investigated Trump

6-3-2017 < Red Ice Creations 82 136 words
 
Senator Probes FBI's Ties to British Spy Who Investigated Trump Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has opened an inquiry into allegations the FBI worked with the British spy who authored a controversial opposition research dossier on President Trump during the 2016 election. In a Monday letter to FBI Director James Comey, Grassley asked for records pertaining to any agreements the agency may have had with Christopher Steele. The MI6 agent wrote an explosive memo on behalf of Trump’s political enemies alleging that the Russians had compromising information on the president. Comey briefed Trump on the existence of the memo in a private meeting in January. Shortly after, several news organizations published the unverified allegations, which the White House denied.  In late February, The Washington Post reported that the FBI reached…
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