Mr. Trump is questioning why Lisa Page and James A. Baker, two former F.B.I. officials, left the bureau last week, seeming to suggest that their departures had something to do with their roles in the Russia investigation. But as The New York Times reported on May 4, their departures were voluntary and unrelated. Though they were both at points involved in the Russia investigation, neither was part of the special counsel’s inquiry when they resigned. Page exchanged messages with Peter Strzok, an agent involved in the Russia investigation, that expressed views critical of Mr. Trump and other political figures.

Source: New York Times May 07, 2018 16:30 UTC