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Report: White House Orders FBI Informant Files Be Opened to More Lawmakers

FANNING THE FLAMES

It was not immediately clear if Trump himself authorized the move, which goes against warnings from top law enforcement officials.

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Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Pool via Reuters

The White House has ordered that more lawmakers be provided access to classified documents about an FBI informant involved in investigating President Trump’s ties to Russia, The New York Times reports.

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