Did The FBI Hire An Informant To Spy On The Trump Campaign?

Washington Post: Nunes sought all documents on person described as longtime intelligence source

A subpoena that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) issued to the Justice Department last week made a broad request for all documents about an individual who people close to the matter say is a sensitive, longtime intelligence source for the CIA and FBI.

The Justice Department has refused to provide the documents. Intelligence officials say the material could jeopardize the source, a U.S. citizen who has aided the special counsel investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 campaign.

The subpoena, which was reviewed by The Washington Post, demands “all documents referring or related to the individual referenced in Chairman Nunes’ April 24, 2018 classified letter to Attorney General Sessions.” That is the only material the subpoena seeks.

In an interview Wednesday, Nunes maintained that he was “not interested in any individual.”

“We’re interested in documents that should have been given to us at least last fall,” he said. “That’s what we’re looking for, and any claim to the contrary is wrong, and they know it’s wrong.”

Nunes said that Justice officials have blocked access to specific documents and that the language in the subpoena was an effort to get access to the underlying information.

A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to comment.

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WNU Editor: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes knows how to make people in the FBI and Justice Department very nervous. He does not want to know the person's name .... he just wants to know if this individual .... that everyone agrees exists .... was deliberately planted and hired by the FBI/Justice Department to join and monitor the Trump campaign ....

.... On Monday, Nunes told reporters that his request did not seek information about a specific person. “I’ve never referenced an individual. They did. They did that. I didn’t,” he said, referring to the Justice Department.

But this discussion may now all be moot (see video). An agreement has been reached .... House Republicans, DOJ reach agreement on Russia documents (Washington Times) .... and that person is probably not going to be named, nor how he was recruited by the FBI. Still .... I would love to know who is that person that the FBI and Justice Department do not want revealed .... and more to the point .... why has President Trump decided to not declassify this information since he has the authority to do so. My "Spidey sense" is telling me that there is far more to this story than what is being revealed.

More News On The Battle Between House Republicans And The Justice Department Over An Important Source That The Mueller Commission Is Using

White House intervenes in dispute between DOJ and House GOP -- Politico
WaPo: Intel source tied to Mueller investigation caught up in DOJ, Nunes clash -- CNN
Devin Nunes invited for classified briefing at Justice Department on Russia matter -- CNN
The Justice Hall of Mirrors -- Wall Street Journal
Paul Ryan backs Nunes request for FBI surveillance documents -- Washington Examiner