cohen s financial activity in a government database. the official worried that the information was being withheld from law enforcement released the remaining documents. meanwhile, new reporting from the new york times reveals how the fbi kept the investigation into trump s campaign secret when it started, so as to not influence the election. matt apusso reports, they kept details from political appointees at the justice department. an fbi agent explained in a text that justice department officials would find it too tasty to resist sharing. i m not worried about our side, he wrote. only about five justice department officials knew the full scope of the case, officials said, not the dozen or more who might normally be briefed on a major national security case. the times also reports when the investigation started a small group of fbi officials knew it by its code name, crossfire hurricane.
the new york times reveals how the fbi kept the investigation into trump s campaign secret when it started, so as to not influence the election. matt apusso reports, they kept details from political appointees at the justice department. an fbi agent explained in a text that justice department officials would find it too tasty to resist sharing. i m not worried about our side, he wrote. only about five justice department officials knew the full scope of the case, officials said, not the dozen or more who might normally be briefed on a major national security case. the times also reports when the investigation started a small group of fbi officials knew it by its code name, crossfire hurricane. the name, a reference to the rolling stones lyric from jumping jack flash. i was born in a crossfire hurricane. it was an apt prediction of a political storm that continues to tear shingles off the bureau. we also learned much more today