A whistleblower claimed then-FBI Director James Comey created a secret operation to target Donald Trump soon after he announced his campaign in June 2015, more than a year before the bureau officially launched its investigation regarding alleged Russian collusion, the Washington Times reported Tuesday.
The allegations included a claim that two female FBI undercover agents infiltrated Trump’s 2016 campaign at high levels and were directed to act as “honeypots” while traveling with the candidate and his campaign staff. They eventually targeted adviser George Papadopoulos, according to the whistleblower.
Not only that, the undercover operation was hidden from Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz, who investigated misconduct in the bureau’s Russia investigation of the Trump campaign.
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