4 President Trump shaking hands with then-FBI Director James Comey in the White House on Jan. 22, 2017. According to newly released documents, the FBI opened a probe into whether Trump was a Russian agents after he fired Comey during his first term. “In addition, this investigation will also seek to determine whether President Trump and others yet to be named obstructed and/or conspiracy to obstruct any associated FBI investigation.” 4 Trump meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland on July 16, 2018. 4 Trump’s firing of Comey eventually led to the Mueller probe into potential Russian collusion in the 2016 election.