The 5-Minute Fix: Did the FBI ‘spy’ on Trump?
Democracy Dies in Darkness Keeping up with politics is easy now By Amber Phillips President Trump has been claiming for several days that the FBI spied on his presidential campaign. He's using the accusation to bolster his argument that the independent investigation into whether his campaign worked with Russia to influence the election should end. Except, there is no evidence that an American professor spied on his campaign. Let's review why, from what we know publicly, it seems like Trump is wrong. To do that, we have to get specific about the language. I called up Asha Rangappa, a former FBI agent, to understand why past and current intelligence leaders say the FBI did nothing wrong when it sent retired American professor Stefan A. Halper to strike up conversations with three members of the Trump campaign. And why he wasn't even a spy. 'Spy' or FBI source: What to know about Stefan Halper ...