The FBI should have disclosed that it was "doing a number" on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort in 2016, President Trump said Sunday, at once excoriating both federal investigators and the lack of transparency surrounding the ongoing Russia probe. Manafort became the campaign chairman in June 2016, but stepped down only two months later amid reports of his involvment in Ukrainian affairs. The FBI reportedly interviewed Manafort twice before he became campaign chair, but it is unclear if Manafort informed the Trump campaign about their inquiries. Trump is not the only major figure to note federal investigators' supposed lack of transparency. Corey Lewandowski, who managed Trump's campaign until Manafort took over in June 2016, told “Fox News Sunday" that the FBI never contacted him about its ongoing probe.

Source: Fox News June 03, 2018 15:00 UTC