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Trump Orders FBI Obstruction Probe, Calls It “Witch Hunt”
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Story summary
- U.S. President Donald Trump raised concerns about an FBI report on Chinese election interference.
- He called on television for prosecution of the FBI officials he accused of wrongdoing in a mid-July speech.
- FBI Director Kash Patel ordered obstruction and conspiracy investigations with a Kansas City U.S. attorney’s letter.
- Agent Bryan Witt testified the inquiry was called a “witch hunt” yet proceeded under direct FBI director instructions, a first.