The FBI Investigated Whether Trump Was a Russian Asset. Legitimate Inquiry, or Witch Hunt? Even amid the partial federal shutdown, a pair of weekend stories from the New York Times and Washington Post reignited the Beltway's fascination with the Russia matter, raising new questions about President Trump's unusual posture toward Russia and its leader.  The Times reported that after Trump fired ex-FBI chief James Comey, the Bureau actively investigated whether Trump himself may have been some sort of Kremlin asset.  This is wild stuff: In the days after President Trump fired James B. Comey as F.B.I. director, law enforcement officials became so concerned by the president’s behavior that they began investigating whether he had been working on behalf of Russia against American interests, according to former law enforcement officials and others familiar with the investigation. The inquiry carried explosive implications. Counterintelligence investigators had to consider whether the president’s own actions constituted a possible threat to national security. Agents also sought to determine whether Mr. Trump was knowingly working for Russia or had unwittingly fallen under Moscow’s influence. The investigation the F.B.I. opened into Mr. Trump also had a criminal aspect, which has long been publicly known: whether his firing of Mr. Comey constituted obstruction of justice. ⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫ ( Full Story In Link Below )⤵ ⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫ https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/01/15/analysis-what-to-make-of-the-fbis-investigation-into-trump-as-a-russian-asset-n2539027