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The internal Department of Justice watchdog has opened an investigation into the conduct of the FBI regarding their reported use of an “informant” or “spy” in the Trump campaign after the President officially demanded the matter be looked into on Monday. And come Tuesday evening, NBC Nightly News was in a hysterical panic over the development with claims President Trump was trying to “insert himself” into Russia investigation.
As anchor Lester Holt led into their hyperventilating segment, he declared, “while he was speaking in the Oval Office today, President Trump also took new aim at the Russia probe and raised new questions about whether he is inserting himself into the investigation.” This was eluding to the hyperbolic liberal media assertion that Trump is acting like a dictator by investigating his enemies.
The only problem is, Trump was not orchestrating or running the investigation, so if they find nothing they find nothing.
But that fact didn’t stop NBC White House correspondent Kristen Welker from making what sounded like doomsday announcements. “Tonight President Trump is escalating his assault on the investigators who are investigating him, prompting a critical question, is the President threatening the long-standing independence of the Justice Department,” she proclaimed as she began her report.
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