The FBI is reportedly beginning an investigation into allegations that the agency, when headed by then-Director James Comey, launched a “honeypot” operation to infiltrate the 2016 Trump campaign with two female agents.
The Washington Times reported that the agency is looking into an alleged 2015 operation, which was revealed by a whistleblower in a disclosure to the House Judiciary Committee last year and was said to involve two agents acting as “honeypots” while traveling with the Trump team.
“Honeypots” typically refer to undercover agents who act romantically interested in a target in order to draw out information.
In the disclosure, a copy of which was obtained by Fox News Digital, the whistleblower is said to be an FBI employee and was involved in an “off-the-books” investigation targeting then-presidential candidate Donald Trump. The whistleblower reportedly claimed that they knew Comey had ordered a probe into Trump and had “personally directed it” shortly after Trump announced he was running for president.
Trump fired Comey in May 2017. Days later, Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel to take over the “Crossfire Hurricane” probe and investigate whether the Trump campaign had colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 election cycle. That investigation yielded no evidence of criminal conspiracy or coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia to influence the 2016 election.
Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
He can be reached at adam.shaw2@fox.com or on Twitter.
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