1/ The FBI opened a counterintelligence investigation into whether Trump had been working on behalf of Russia after he fired Comey in May 2017. Law enforcement officials became concerned that if Trump had fired Comey to stop the Russia investigation, his behavior would have constituted a threat to national security. Counterintelligence agents were also investigating why Trump was acting in ways that seemed to benefit Russia. No evidence has publicly emerged – yet – that Trump was secretly taking direction from Russian government officials. Sarah Huckabee Sanders called the report “absurd� and claimed that, compared to Obama, “Trump has actually been tough on Russia.� (New York Times / CNN)

2/ Trump concealed details about his conversations with Putin from administration officials. On at least one occasion in 2017, Trump confiscated the notes from his interpreter and told the interpreter not to discuss the details of his Putin conversation with other administration officials. As a result, there is no record of Trump’s face-to-face interactions with Putin at five locations from the past two years. U.S. officials only learned about Trump’s actions when a White House adviser and a senior State Department official requested additional information about the meeting beyond what Rex Tillerson had provided. (Washington Post)

3/ Fox News asked Trump if he is a Russian agent – he refused to directly answer. Instead, he called the question from Jeanine Pirro “the most insulting thing I’ve ever been asked.� When asked about concealing the details of his private meetings with Putin, Trump replied: “We had a great conversation.� Later, Trump said he “never worked for Russia� and called the report that the FBI opened a counterintelligence investigation “a whole big fat hoax� while labeling the FBI officials “known scoundrels� and “dirty cops.� (New York Times / CNBC / Associated Press / Wall Street Journal / CNN /