Multiple subpoenas from the US Department of Justice in the new investigation into the Trump-Russia case

According to Isna, several informed sources say that the US Department of Justice has started a new investigation in connection with the Barack Obama administration’s investigation into Russia’s influence in Trump’s election campaign in the competition with Hillary Clinton, and has issued subpoenas to several former and current officials.

The Associated Press reported by publishing this article: The grand jury subpoenas issued by the Southern District of Florida seek documents related to the preparation of the “Intelligence Community Assessment” of the “Barack Obama” administration, which was released in January 2017, and detailed how Russia implemented a covert influence campaign to help Trump defeat Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

It is unclear whether the new investigation will lead to criminal charges or even what specific criminal allegations are being investigated. But its mere existence shows how determined Trump is to follow through on his commitment to retaliate against the Obama administration’s investigation into election meddling — an investigation that loomed over him even before he took office in 2017 and lingered through much of his first term.

This action is being taken while the Department of Justice has investigated Trump’s political enemies and in some cases has announced criminal charges against them, including former FBI director James Comey, who was fired by him a few months after the start of the first term of Trump’s presidency and during the Russia investigation.

The full list of people who received these subpoenas is not yet known, but a knowledgeable source identified former CIA director John Brennan, as well as Peter Struck and Lisa Page, two FBI employees involved in the Russia investigation who exchanged offensive text messages about Trump, as some of the current or future recipients of these subpoenas. Sturrock, a top counterintelligence agent, was later fired, and the FBI attorney resigned. According to this informed source, up to 30 subpoenas are expected to be issued.

Several government reports, including bipartisan congressional investigations and a criminal investigation by former special counsel Robert Mueller, have found that Russia interfered in the election through an infiltration operation and the release of Democratic emails, as well as a covert social media campaign aimed at dividing and influencing the American public. Mueller’s report found that the Trump campaign actively welcomed Russian help, but failed to prove that Russian operatives and Trump or his associates conspired to sway the election in his favor.

Since returning to the White House, Trump has continued his protests against the Russia investigation and former senior US officials. Meanwhile, officials such as FBI Director Kesh Patel, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard have supported the release of multi-year documents aimed at discrediting the Russia investigation.

For example, Ratcliffe released a CIA report in July that alleged irregularities in the professional methods used to prepare the Obama administration’s intelligence community assessment.

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