A protected whistleblower disclosure sent to the House Judiciary Committee has revealed that the FBI began targeting Donald Trump in June of 2015, shortly after he announced his presidential run, in an off-the-books investigation ordered by then-FBI Director James Comey.
The disclosure, reviewed by the Washington Times, stated that two undercover FBI agents were directed to act as “honeypots” and infiltrated the high levels of Trump’s 2016 campaign. The undercover agents traveled with Trump and his campaign staff.
The agent “personally knew” that Comey had ordered the investigation against Trump and that Comey had “personally directed it.” The operation did not appear to target a specific crime, the Times reported, but rather was what agents described as a fishing expedition to find incriminating evidence on Trump.
The disclosure stated that the investigation “had no predicated foundation, so Mr. Comey personally directed the investigation without creating an official case file in Sentinel or any other FBI system.”
Involved in helping Comey execute the probe were Deputy Director Dave Bowdich and assistant director in charge of the Washington field office Paul Abbate, the disclosure said.
Targeted by the “honeypot” undercover agents was Trump campaign advisor George Papadopoulos, the whistleblower said. Papadopoulis