Good to see the #3 most powerful GOP man Paul Ryan backing the FBI in their criminal investigation against Trump & his thugs, some of which have already pled guilty to their federal charges
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/...ociates-628693
Speaker Paul Ryan dealt another blow to President Donald Trump's "Spygate" theory Wednesday, saying he's seen "no evidence" to support claims that the FBI spied on Trump's 2016 campaign for political purposes.
Ryan, speaking to reporters at the Capitol, endorsed what he called an "initial assessment" by Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), who said last week that the FBI acted appropriately when it deployed an informant to make contact with Trump campaign associates.
“I think Chairman Gowdy’s initial assessment is accurate,” said Ryan, who was one of a handful of lawmakers, including Gowdy, briefed by the Justice Department on the FBI’s use of an informant. “I have seen no evidence to the contrary of the initial assessment Chairman Gowdy has made.”
Trump has claimed repeatedly, without evidence, that the FBI placed a spy in his campaign for political purposes, dubbing it “Spygate." On Tuesday evening, he cited an internet conspiracy theory to suggest the spying began in 2015, months before the FBI's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election began.