Article snippet: The woman, who called herself “Azra Turk,” had set up the meeting to “discuss foreign policy issues,” but she there as part of the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into whether the Trump campaign was colluding with Russia, according to the New York Times. At the meeting, which was at a London bar, she asked Papadopoulos whether the Trump campaign was working with Russia. The Times acknowledged that the new revelation, as described by “people familiar with the operation,” would bolster President Trump’s claims that the former administration spied on his campaign: The revelation comes as the Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz readies the release of his findings this month or next on whether the DOJ or the FBI acted improperly during the FBI’s investigation into the Trump campaign. It also comes as Attorney General William Barr announced Wednesday he has put together a team to review whether the FBI had a proper reason for “spying on” the Trump campaign. Democrats have blasted Barr’s use of the word “spying” to describe the previous administration’s surveillance efforts against the Trump campaign. However, it has been publicly reported that the FBI asked Cambridge University professor Stefan Halper to reach out to members of the Trump campaign and act as an FBI informant. It has also been reported that the FBI obtained four warrants to surveil another Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page. It is not clear whether Barr already knew of the FBI’... Link to the full article to read more
FBI Sent 'Research Assistant' to Spy on Papadopoulos During Campaign
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