The Russian inquiry continued to pervade American politics. The leaders of the intelligence community believe that Russia was a threat to the U.S.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller continued his investigation with hope of interviewing Trump. This hadn’t taken place up to this point but both men wanted to talk.
The latest twist in the investigation saw intelligence leaders facing lawmakers over many issues considered worrying.
One such case was the handling of spousal abuse, a matter that relates to Rob Porter. To receive top clearance for the White House an investigation was done into a person’s background.
The FBI received information that Porter was abusive to his ex-wives and that was passed on to the White House. The FBI Director defended his employees and said they followed protocol.
Protocol
FBI and CIA officials testified in an interview with Lawmakers recently and defended their position on the carrying out of duty. Christopher Wray, Mike Pompeo and Dan Coats all testified.
“The FBI process involves a fairly elaborate set of standards, protocols,” Wray said. “I am quite confident that in this instance, the FBI followed established protocols.”
Wray also believed that Russia was meddling and still meddles in American affairs.
Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats believed that Russia will try to interfere in the midterm elections.
Trump had been blamed for allowing this to happen by not doing anything about it when he was made aware.
