'No evidence' FBI spied on Trump campaign, Republican says, contrary to president's claims

[Eugene]

Source: ABC News

'No evidence' FBI spied on Trump campaign, Republican says, contrary to president's claims

By CHEYENNE HASLETT May 27, 2018, 10:19 AM ET

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said he sees "no evidence" to support President Trump's claims that the FBI used an informant to gather information on his campaign, but that instead the federal probe was focused on "individuals with a history of links to Russia that were concerning."

"What I have seen is evidence that they were investigating individuals with a history of links to Russia that were concerning," Rubio, a Florida senator who sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee told ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent and "This Week" Co-Anchor Martha Raddatz on Sunday.

"As far as what I have seen to date, it appears that there was an investigation not of the campaign, but of certain individuals who have a history that we should be suspicious of, that predate the presidential campaign of 2015, 2016," Rubio said on "This Week." "And when individuals like that are in the orbit of a major political campaign in America, the FBI, who is in charge of counterintelligence investigations, should look at people like that."

The president has claimed repeatedly there was an FBI "spy" in his presidential campaign.

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Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rubio-asserts-evidence-fbi-spying-trump-campaign-presidents/story?id=55444997

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Well done Marco...Sadly though, this filthy monster you helped create now has an army

of deplorable filth who wont believe you.

Most of em have guns

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

2. It's a good start.

Every journey begins w the first step. looks like someone took it.

[pangaia]

5. he's running again, you betcha.

[jberryhill]

3. He's inching along

That is an accurate description of the indictments thus far. They lead somewhere, and will get there, but it is surprising that Marco is, albeit very measured, but accurate as to the tip of the iceberg that is clearly visible.

Not that I’d put him on watch duty aboard the Titanic, but not bad for him.

[Cha]

4. Big ass LIAR trump gets called out by repubs?!

[Sneederbunk]

6. Where's the beef Dotard?