White House declassifies info on secret FBI probe into Trump's firing of Comey - CBS News
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The FBI secretly investigated whether Trump firing Comey was an act of Russian influence — and the White House just declassified those files.
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- The FBI opened a covert probe into whether Trump was acting as a Russian asset when he dismissed FBI Director James Comey in 2017.
- The White House declassified the previously secret details of this investigation, bringing a long-hidden chapter of the Russia inquiry into public view.
- An administration official stated the Russian-asset theory was not backed up by evidence, though the probe's existence alone is historically significant.
- The declassification revives debate over whether Comey's firing was an obstruction of justice or a legitimate executive decision.