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Said Harry Litman, a former U.S. attorney: “And I would have to imagine it would make it untenable for him to be president but it would also be the political scandal of all time.” | Ex-FBI Officials Say Spy Inquiry into President Trump Is ‘Uncharted Territory’ - Saturday January 12th, 2019 at 9:15 AM The Daily Beast Latest Articles Ex-FBI Officials Say Spy Inquiry into President Trump Is ‘Uncharted Territory’ Saturday January 12 th , 2019  at  9:15 AM The Daily Beast Latest Articles 1 Share Signed in OFF THE MAP Ex-FBI Officials Say Spy Inquiry into President Trump Is ‘Uncharted Territory’ If the Times’ story is right, retired agents and officials say that means the highest levels of Justice and the FBI knew the president was—and may still be—under investigation. Spencer Ackerman, Erin Banco, Betsy Woodruff 01.11.19   11:34 PM ET Photo Illustration by Lyne Lucien/T...

F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia "The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, took over the inquiry into Mr. Trump when he was appointed, days after F.B.I. officials opened it. That inquiry is part of Mr. Mueller’s  broader examination  of how Russian operatives interfered in the 2016 election and whether any Trump associates conspired with them.   It is unclear whether Mr. Mueller is still pursuing the counterintelligence matter,  and some former law enforcement officials outside the investigation have questioned whether agents overstepped in opening it. The criminal and counterintelligence elements were coupled together into one investigation, former law enforcement officials said in interviews in recent weeks, because if Mr. Trump had ousted the head of the F.B.I. to impede or even end the Russia investigation, that was both a possible crime and a national security concern. The F.B.I.’s counterintelligence...