The US Department of Justice initiated a new legal process in the case of attempts to connect President Donald Trump with Russia. This was reported by the Fox News TV channel, referring to sources aware of the case.
according to the publication, the Minister of Justice Pam Bondi instructed his staff to start actions after receiving the official complaint from the director of the national intelligence of Tulsi Gabbard. abuses on the part of officials.
The letter signed by Bond and addressed to an unnamed federal prosecutor contains the order to start legal procedures related to the so -called Russian investigation. accusations.
After the 2016 presidential election, there were accusations against Russia regarding attempts to influence the outcome of the voting in favor of Donald Trump. In 2017, a special prosecutor Robert Müller was appointed to investigate these statements. His work lasted about 2.5 years and included checking the activities of the Trump headquarters during the election campaign.
as a result of the investigation, there was no evidence sufficient to charge Trump, and the case was closed.
later, already under the Trump administration, the Ministry of Justice appointed John Darem to study the sources of the Russian Russian Investigations. “
in the framework of this new investigation, two people admitted the falsification of evidence and in attempts to present Trump guilty. In addition, it was found that the dossier of the former British intelligence officer Christopher Steel, which was the basis of the investigation, was financed by representatives of the US Democratic Party.