Releases FBI Secretly Opened Probe Alleging Trump Fired Comey Because He Was a Russian Asset, Declassified Memos ShowBy John SolomonThe FBI opened a criminal probe specifically targeting Donald Trump in May 2017, alleging the newly elected president may have been acting as a Russian asset when he fired then-Director James Comey even though the bureau’s own evidence overwhelmingly showed at the time there was no collusion with the Kremlin. “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.” OXFERD COMMA – FBI Informs DOJThe FBI marked the investigation as a “sensitive investigative matter” and declared it was “the least intrusive method to address the serious national security risk posed by the activities alleged.” Danchenko InterviewsBy early January 2017, the FBI also cleared another of the targets of the Russia collusion probe, then-National Security Adviser Mike Flynn. “No derogatory information was reported back to the FBI,” a Jan. 4, 2017 FBI memo closing down the Flynn investigation stated.