FBI’s ‘clever’ Trump-Russia probe code name ignites suspicion something deeper was at play
The White House on Wednesday released declassified FBI memos showing the bureau investigated whether President Donald Trump’s firing of James Comey was tied to Russia under the oddly spelled code name "Oxferd Comma," fueling speculation that the misspelling was intentional.Former acting Assistant Attorney General Jeff Clark alleged the code name was deliberately altered to make records of the investigation harder to find."The FBI under James Comey and Christopher Wray was hopelessly corrupt. To penalize President Trump’s firing of Comey, they created a ridiculous investigation into Trump on the theory he was a witting or unwitting Russian agent," Clark, who serves as vice president of litigation at the Oversight Project, told Fox News Digital."They called it OXFERD C0MMA (note the zero for the second ‘o’ and the misspelling of the University).
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The White House on Wednesday released declassified FBI memos showing the bureau investigated whether President Donald Trump’s firing of James Comey was tied to Russia under the oddly spelled code name "Oxferd Comma," fueling speculation that the misspelling was intentional.Former acting Assistant Attorney General Jeff Clark alleged the code name was deliberately altered to make records of the investigation harder to find."The FBI under James Comey and Christopher Wray was hopelessly corrupt. To penalize President Trump’s firing of Comey, they created a ridiculous investigation into Trump on the theory he was a witting or unwitting Russian agent," Clark, who serves as vice president of litigation at the Oversight Project, told Fox News Digital."They called it OXFERD C0MMA (note the zero for the second ‘o’ and the misspelling of the University). The FBI managers thought this was clever. They imagined themselves as Blofeld in a James Bond movie deviously defeating the Freedom of Information Act," Clark added, referring to the James Bond supervillain.TRUMP ALLY DIGENOVA TAPPED TO LEAD DOJ PROBE INTO BRENNAN OVER RUSSIA PROBE ORIGINSClark explained on social media that he "consulted with a document expert" who concluded the first "o" in "Comma" was actually a zero – further obscuring the probe's name.Investigators on the "Oxferd Comma" case sought to determine whether Trump was "directed by, controlled by, and/or coordinated activities with, the Russian Federation in a manner constituting a threat to the national security of the United States and/or a violation of federal criminal statutes," according to a May 16, 2017, FBI memo.Trump fired Comey in May 2017, with the White House initially citing Comey’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation.
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- The White House on Wednesday released declassified FBI memos showing the bureau investigated whether President Donald Trump’s firing of James Comey was tied to Russia under the oddly spelled code name "Oxferd Comma," fueling speculation that the misspelling was intentional.Former acting Assistant Attorney General Jeff Clark alleged the code name was deliberately altered to make records of the investigation harder to find."The FBI under James Comey and Christopher Wray was hopelessly corrupt. To penalize President Trump’s firing of Comey, they created a ridiculous investigation into Trump on the theory he was a witting or unwitting Russian agent," Clark, who serves as vice president of litigation at the Oversight Project, told Fox News Digital."They called it OXFERD C0MMA (note the zero for the second ‘o’ and the misspelling of the University).
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