Investigating Donald Trump  F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia
Mr. Comey would not even confirm the existence of any investigation of  Mr. Trumpâs  aides when asked during an appearance in September before Congress. In the Obama administrationâs internal deliberations over identifying the Russians as the source of the hacks  Mr. Comey also argued against doing so and succeeded in keeping the F.B.I.âs imprimatur off the formal findings  a law enforcement official said. His stance was first reported by CNBC.
âIt has become clear that you possess explosive information about close ties and coordination between  Donald Trump    his  top advisers  and the Russian government â a foreign interest openly hostile to the United States  which  Trump  praises at every opportunity â Mr. Reid wrote. âThe public has a right to know this information.â
F.B.I. officials declined to comment on Monday. Intelligence officials have said in interviews over the last six weeks that apparent connections between some of  Mr. Trumpâs  aides and Moscow originally compelled them to open a broad investigation into possible links between the Russian government and the Republican presidential candidate. Still  they have said that  Mr. Trump himself  has not become a target. And no evidence has emerged that would link  him  or anyone else in  his  business or political circle directly to Russiaâs election operations.
Mr. Stone derided the accusations and those raised by Michael J. Morell  a former C.I.A. director and a Clinton supporter  who has called  Mr. Trump  âan unwitting agent of the Russian Federation.â In an article on the conservative news site Breitbart  Mr. Stone denied having links to Russians and called the accusations âthe new McCarthyism.â
Mr. Comey would not even confirm the existence of any investigation of  Mr. Trumpâs  aides when asked during an appearance in September before Congress. In the Obama administrationâs internal deliberations over identifying the Russians as the source of the hacks  Mr. Comey also argued against doing so and succeeded in keeping the F.B.I.âs imprimatur off the formal findings  a law enforcement official said. His stance was first reported by CNBC.
âIt has become clear that you possess explosive information about close ties and coordination between   [TGT]      [TGT]   top advisers  and the Russian government â a foreign interest openly hostile to the United States  which  Trump  praises at every opportunity â Mr. Reid wrote. âThe public has a right to know this information.â
F.B.I. officials declined to comment on Monday. Intelligence officials have said in interviews over the last six weeks that apparent connections between some of  Mr. Trumpâs  aides and Moscow originally compelled them to open a broad investigation into possible links between the Russian government and the Republican presidential candidate. Still  they have said that  Mr. Trump himself  has not become a target. And no evidence has emerged that would link  him  or anyone else in  his  business or political circle directly to Russiaâs election operations.
Mr. Stone derided the accusations and those raised by Michael J. Morell  a former C.I.A. director and a Clinton supporter  who has called  Mr. Trump  âan unwitting agent of the Russian Federation.â In an article on the conservative news site Breitbart  Mr. Stone denied having links to Russians and called the accusations âthe new McCarthyism.â