In One Explosive Moment Rachel Maddow Puts Her Finger On Why Trump Is Terrified Of The Russia Investigation

Rachel Maddow put her finger on why Trump is trying to destroy the FBI. It turns out that the FBI had a source inside the Trump campaign giving them information since the Summer of 2016.

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Again, coming tonight from the two founders of Fusion GPS say they have given Republican-led committees in Congress information on trump’s relationship with the bank, business dealings with the organization that raised questions about money laundering and did not want the dossier published. They say the Russian sources for Christopher Steele and dossier were not paid. They say they didn’t want the dossier published when BuzzFeed published it. They say they did get it into the hands of John McCain. They say they did not meet themselves with the FBI. And then there is this one last thing, quote, we don’t believe the Steele dossier was the trigger for the FBI’s investigation into Russia meddling.

As we told the Judiciary Committee in August, they said the dossier was taken seriously because it corroborated reports the FBI received from other sources including one inside the Trump camp. Now that last claim from this, again, Op-Ed piece, weird place to break news but that’s where it’s breaking. That last claim that the Christopher Steele dossier wasn’t what started the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into whether or not the trump campaign colluded with Russia. We are now learning tonight that the guys behind the dossier told the Senate that in August, maybe that’s why the Republicans in the Senate don’t want to release transcripts.

Trump is trying to destroy the FBI because the Bureau had someone on the inside of the Trump campaign telling them about the Trump/Russia relationship. Trump is at war with the Justice Department and Special Counsel Robert Mueller because they know a lot more about the Russia scandal than anyone in the public realized. It turns out that the FBI wasn’t starting from scratch. They have had sources of information, including one inside the Trump campaign for about a year and a half.

It is looking more and more like the FBI has got Trump or people very close to him. If this is true, it would explain a great deal about Trump’s behavior and why he is at war with his own Justice Department.

Donald Trump may already be caught.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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