gcomeau wrote:No American intelligence agency would ever put operatives into a Presidential Campaign without being approved by the President.
Absolute. Bullshit.
Putting those operatives in when credible evidence a crime is being committed comes into their possession is their *exact job description*. And a crime WAS being committed. As evidenced by the many guilty pleas and indictments piling up.
Unless it was an activity that specifically required approval from the President or someone even tangentially connected to a political party, I would expect the FBI to go out of its way to keep the President out of it. There's no point in inviting a conflict of interest and corruption.
Current administration apparently excepted.