FBI probing ex-FBI and CIA chiefs over Trump-Russia investigation, US report says
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These probes are over alleged wrongdoing related to past government investigations about claims of Russian interference in the 2016 US elections in which US President Donald Trump defeated former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the news report said.
The FBI, the CIA and the Justice Department had no immediate comment. Reuters has not independently verified the probes.
Former CIA director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in May 2017. Photo: AP
The scope of the criminal investigations into Brennan and Comey was unclear, the report added.
A criminal investigation does not necessarily result in charges.
Fox said its sources were from the US Justice Department but did not specify the number of sources.
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A CIA review released last week found flaws in the production of a US intelligence assessment that Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to sway the 2016 US presidential vote to Trump, but it did not contest that conclusion.
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