Attorney General Pam Bondi directed federal prosecutors to launch a grand jury investigation into accusations that members of the Obama administration manufactured intelligence about Russia’s 2016 election interference, a supply accustomed to the matter instructed CNN.
A grand jury would be capable to challenge subpoenas as a part of a felony investigation into renewed allegations that Democratic officers tried to smear Donald Trump throughout his 2016 marketing campaign by falsely alleging his marketing campaign was colluding with the Russian authorities. It might additionally contemplate an indictment ought to the Justice Department determine to pursue a felony case.
The transfer follows a referral from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who declassified paperwork in July that she alleges undermine the Obama administration’s conclusion that Russia tried to assist Trump defeat Hillary Clinton.
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