The most recent example of this strategy is the supposed FBI informant within the Trump campaign. Below is a recap of five of the most tortured arguments put forward to undermine the Russia investigation. The FBI was spying on the Trump campaignThe flavor of the month for Trump and his defenders has to do with an alleged FBI informant who was working for the Trump campaign. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 18, 2018Except ... that was based on secondhand reports that were admittedly speculating and drawing inferences. And secondly, even the Nunes memo acknowledged that the Russia investigation began months before the Steele dossier was used in a FISA application.

Source: Washington Post May 19, 2018 12:01 UTC