During a hearing in Congress on Monday, FBI Director James Comey confirmed officially for the first time that the Bureau is investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential elections.
FBI Director James Comey (public domain)
Comey described the investigation as “open and ongoing”. He drew attention at the hearing that leaks of classified information is a crime.
The United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence invited James Comey and his counterpart from the supervisory agency for communications (NSA),