WASHINGTON - During the early days of the Russia investigation, FBI officials debated whether Donald Trump’s chance of winning should factor into how aggressively they investigated potential co-ordination between his campaign and the Kremlin, two FBI officials told Congress last year, according to newly released transcripts of their interviews. Strzok, who helped lead the investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia says ‚Äúthere was no conspiracy‚Äù to prevent Trump from becoming president. “If there are members of the Trump campaign who are actively illegally colluding with the government of Russia, that’s something the American people need to know, that’s something candidate Trump potentially needs to know. It’s like an insurance policy in the unlikely event you die before you’re 40.” The name “Andy” is a reference to McCabe, then the No. “It is like an insurance policy in the unlikely event you die before you’re 40.” ___ Associated Press writer Mary Clare Jalonick contributed to this report.

Source: thestar March 14, 2019 14:38 UTC