Trump Ordered DOJ to Investigate Claims of Spying on His Campaign — Now, They’re Responding

“If anyone did infiltrate or surveil participants in a presidential campaign for inappropriate purposes, we need to know about it and take appropriate action,” Rosenstein said, according to Newsweek.

According to The Hill, Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said in a statement that the inspector general will examine whether any evidence exists to suggest “potential criminal conduct.” The probe will focus on whether or not the FBI engaged in any political motivation or impropriety in the way it conducted its investigation into potential Russian election interference.

The new probe will build on the investigation into the FBI’s alleged misconduct in obtaining a FISA warrant to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

Rosenstein’s statement came amid Trump’s tweet demanding that his administration investigate whether the “FBI/DOJ infiltrated or surveilled the Trump Campaign for Political Purposes”:

That demand provoked backlash from former CIA Director John Brennan, who called on Republican leaders to prevent Trump from going down a “disastrous path”:

“You do a great disservice to our Nation & the Republican Party if you continue to enable Mr. Trump’s self-serving actions,” he told House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

In response, Trump tweeted several disparaging comments about Brennan:

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