Trump escalates attacks on FBI as he fights back against Russia inquiry

President wields authority as weapon to discredit agency as he claims, without evidence, that it planted informant in campaign Donald Trump has dramatically escalated his attacks on the FBI’s investigation into Russian interference in the US election, and his fightback against the Department of Justice reached a turning point this week with aspects of the inquiry itself now being investigated. The president’s growing frustration with special counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiry now appears to be having an impact at high levels. Continue reading... source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/23/donald-trump-fbi-spy-claims-robert-mueller-russia-investigation #Headlines by: Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington

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