The White House recently released declassified FBI memos showing the bureau investigated whether President Donald Trump’s firing of James Comey was tied to Russia under the code name ‘Oxferd Comma.’ This has fueled speculation that the misspelling was intentional, potentially making it harder to find records related to the investigation.
Investigation Details
Former acting Assistant Attorney General Jeff Clark alleged the code name was deliberately altered to obscure the probe’s name. Clark explained that he consulted with a document expert who concluded the first ‘o’ in ‘Comma’ was actually a zero, further obscuring the probe’s name.
Investigators on the ‘Oxferd Comma’ case sought to determine whether Trump was ‘directed by, controlled by, and/or coordinated activities with, the Russian Federation in a manner constituting a threat to the national security of the United States and/or a violation of federal criminal statutes,’ according to a May 16, 2017, FBI memo.
Trump fired Comey in May 2017, with the White House initially citing Comey’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. The FBI opened the ‘Oxferd Comma’ probe days later to examine whether the firing was connected to Russia.
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