FBI lacked 'actual evidence' to begin probing potential links between Trump and Russia, report finds

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FBI lacked 'actual evidence' to begin probing potential links between Trump and Russia, report finds
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Former president Donald Trump, who is likely to use the findings as political fodder, has said the report's findings show 'the American Public was scammed'.

The FBI lacked any"actual evidence" to begin investigating potential links between Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and Russia, a report has concluded.

The report marks the end of a four-year probe launched in May 2019 when then Attorney General William Barr appointed Mr Durham to investigate potential missteps by the FBI when it launched Crossfire Hurricane. In his new 306-page report, Mr Durham concluded that US intelligence and law enforcement did not possess any"actual

The report criticised the FBI for opening a full-fledged investigation based on"raw, unanalysed and uncorroborated intelligence," saying the speed at which it did so was a departure from the norm.

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