Feb 7, 2018 - World

Trump claims new FBI texts are "BOMBSHELLS"

President Trump responded via Twitter to a Fox News report on newly-released texts between FBI agent Peter Strzok and former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, which highlighted a September 2, 2016 text message that said President Obama "wants to know everything we're doing" regarding the FBI's ongoing investigations.

Yes, but: As The Daily Beast's Lachlan Markay points out, "This text came three days before Obama confronted Putin about election-meddling. It's not exactly a mystery why he'd want a full account of what the FBI knew."

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