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*'''20 March.''' '''Comey public testimony'''. James Comey finally confirms to Congress that the Trump team and Donald Trump were and are now under [[counterintelligence]] investigation. {{Quotebox|"I have been authorized by the Department of Justice to confirm that the FBI, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the Russian government’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, and that includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and the Russian government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and Russia’s efforts. As with any counterintelligence investigation, this will also include an assessment of whether any crimes were committed."}} By law, the Executive Branch must notify the Gang of 8 within 90 days of surveillance on an American citizen under the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]]. Comey withheld from Congress three such notifications.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/09/trump-russia-probe-fbi-fisa-application/</ref>

*'''20 March.''' '''Comey public testimony'''. James Comey finally confirms to Congress that the Trump team and Donald Trump were and are now under [[counterintelligence]] investigation. {{Quotebox|"I have been authorized by the Department of Justice to confirm that the FBI, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the Russian government’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, and that includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and the Russian government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and Russia’s efforts. As with any counterintelligence investigation, this will also include an assessment of whether any crimes were committed."}} By law, the Executive Branch must notify the Gang of 8 within 90 days of surveillance on an American citizen under the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]]. Comey withheld from Congress three such notifications.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/09/trump-russia-probe-fbi-fisa-application/</ref>

:*Comey testified that he intentionally withheld notification to Congress of the counterintelligence investigation that began in July 2016 on recommendation of [[Bill Priestap]], Asst. Director of Counter Intelligence.<ref>https://youtu.be/HlXXZQgh72Y</ref> Priestap is married to Sabina Menshell a self-employed “consultant” with a donor history to Hillary Clinton and other Democrats. Priestap under oath later directly contradicted Comey's testimony.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/testimony-reveals-fbi-official-in-charge-of-clinton-trump-probes-was-excluded-from-key-meetings-decisions_2786159.html</ref>>

:*Comey testified that he intentionally withheld notification to Congress of the counterintelligence investigation that began in July 2016 on recommendation of [[Bill Priestap]], Asst. Director of Counter Intelligence.<ref>https://youtu.be/HlXXZQgh72Y</ref> Priestap is married to Sabina Menshell a self-employed “consultant” with a donor history to Hillary Clinton and other Democrats. Priestap under oath later directly contradicted Comey's testimony.<ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/testimony-reveals-fbi-official-in-charge-of-clinton-trump-probes-was-excluded-from-key-meetings-decisions_2786159.html</ref>

:*Comey testified that he did not fulfill his statutory requirement to report to congressional oversight that he was investigating presidential candidate Donald Trump for nine months because the FBI Director of Counterintelligence, Bill Priestap, suggested he not do so.<ref>https://youtu.be/HlXXZQgh72Y</ref><ref>STEFANIK: So if that's quarterly...

:*Comey testified that he did not fulfill his statutory requirement to report to congressional oversight that he was investigating presidential candidate Donald Trump for nine months because the FBI Director of Counterintelligence, Bill Priestap, suggested he not do so.<ref>https://youtu.be/HlXXZQgh72Y</ref><ref>STEFANIK: So if that's quarterly...