At the same time the FBI opened a probe into President Donald Trump for possible obstruction of justice after he fired FBI Director James Comey, counterintelligence agents were investigating why Trump was acting in ways that seemed to benefit Russia, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Trump’s Russia ties
CNN: FBI investigated how Trump’s actions seemed to benefit Russia
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on Jan. 24, 2018 shows US President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, Jan. 5, 2018, and former FBI Director Robert Mueller, special counsel on the Russian investigation, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on June 21, 2017.
