Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Your guide to the anti-FBI conspiracy theories rippling through conservative media

By Philip Bump January 24 at 7:00 AM

There was a window of about a week at the end of 2016 when the FBI and its then-director, James B. Comey, were two of Donald Trump’s favorite things in the world. From the moment news broke that the bureau was investigating new emails related to Hillary Clinton’s private email server, Trump celebrated the FBI — and its investigation — on as many occasions as possible.

The dossier

The Russia probe got its start with a drunken conversation, an ex-spy, WikiLeaks and a distracted FBI.(Meg Kelly/The Washington Post)

The deputy director

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has been the target of Republican critics for more than a year. Here's what you need to know about him. (Elyse Samuels/The Washington Post)