White House Declassifies FBI Probe Of Trump After Comey Firing
The White House declassified information about a secret FBI probe called Oxford Comma on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, revealing it examined whether President Trump was acting as a Russian asset when he fired FBI Director James Comey.[1]
An administration official said Oxford Comma was opened as part of the Crossfire Hurricane counterintelligence probe.[1] The official said it was later folded into Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation and was found to lack merit when Mueller closed the case.[1]
In May 2017, President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey.[1] Oxford Comma examined whether that firing indicated Trump was acting as a Russian asset and it was initially part of Crossfire Hurricane before being absorbed into the Mueller probe.[1]
Mueller ultimately closed his probe and did not sustain the Oxford Comma allegation, the administration official said.[1] The newly declassified details are likely to reignite partisan debate over the origins and handling of the Russia investigations.
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- On Wednesday, August 5, 2026, the White House declassified information about an FBI investigation dubbed Oxford Comma.
- Oxford Comma examined whether President Trump was acting as a Russian asset when he fired FBI Director James Comey in May 2017.
- An administration official said Oxford Comma was part of Crossfire Hurricane, was later folded into the Mueller probe, and was found to lack merit when Mueller closed his investigation.
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