CNN exclusive: Grand jury subpoenas issued in FBI's Russia investigation

Authored by cnn.com and submitted by potato_control

Washington (CNN) Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas to associates of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn seeking business records, as part of the ongoing probe of Russian meddling in last year's election, according to people familiar with the matter. CNN learned of the subpoenas hours before President Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey.

The subpoenas represent the first sign of a significant escalation of activity in the FBI's broader investigation begun last July into possible ties between Trump campaign associates and Russia.

The subpoenas issued in recent weeks by the US Attorney's Office in Alexandria, Virginia, were received by associates who worked with Flynn on contracts after he was forced out as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014, according to the people familiar with the investigation.

Robert Kelner, an attorney for Flynn, declined to comment. The US Attorney's Office in Alexandria, the Justice Department and the FBI also declined to comment.

trombonne on May 10th, 2017 at 03:01 UTC »

I just hope that there's a mass deletion of email. I wonder if there would be the same uproar...

Herbivorasaurus on May 10th, 2017 at 02:18 UTC »

I wonder how the_Donald will try to spin this

Literally_A_Shill on May 10th, 2017 at 01:45 UTC »

What interesting timing.

President Donald Trump’s administration spent at least a week before former FBI Director James Comey’s abrupt termination on Tuesday looking for a reason to fire him, according to reports by the New York Times and CNN.

The New York Times reported, citing unnamed administration officials, that senior officials at the White House and Department of Justice were at work “building a case” against Comey for at least the last week. Those officials also told the New York Times that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was ordered to find a reason to terminate Comey.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/reports-trump-admin-looking-for-reason-to-fire-comey