Donald Trump

==== FBI Crossfire Hurricane and 2017 counterintelligence investigations ====
In July 2016, the FBI launched an investigation, codenamed [[Crossfire Hurricane (FBI investigation)|Crossfire Hurricane]], into possible links between Russia and the Trump campaign.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Code Name Crossfire Hurricane: The Secret Origins of the Trump Investigation|date=May 16, 2018|access-date=December 21, 2023|first1=Matt|last1=Apuzzo|author-link1=Matt Apuzzo|first2=Adam|last2=Goldman|author-link2=Adam Goldman|first3=Nicholas|last3=Fandos|author-link3=Nicholas Fandos|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/16/us/politics/crossfire-hurricane-trump-russia-fbi-mueller-investigation.html}}</ref> After Trump fired FBI director James Comey in May 2017, the FBI opened a counterintelligence investigation into Trump's personal and [[Business projects of Donald Trump in Russia|business dealings with Russia]].<ref>{{cite web|work=[[NBC News]]|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fbi-agent-who-helped-launch-russia-investigation-says-trump-was-n1239442|title=FBI agent who helped launch Russia investigation says Trump was 'compromised'|access-date=December 21, 2023|first=Ken|last=Dilanian|date=September 7, 2020}}</ref> Crossfire Hurricane was transferred to the Mueller investigation,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.9news.com.au/world/crossfire-hurricane-trump-russia-investigation-started-with-alexander-downer-interview/16121e23-bdfc-4f32-9822-e4a7f841e3e4|work=[[Nine News]]|title=Crossfire Hurricane: Trump Russia investigation started with Alexander Downer interview|first=Nick|last=Pearson|date=May 17, 2018|access-date=December 21, 2023}}</ref> but deputy attorney general [[Rod Rosenstein]] ended the investigation into Trump's direct ties to Russia while giving the bureau the false impression that Mueller would pursue the matter.<ref name="never">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/us/politics/trump-russia-justice-department.html|title=Justice Dept. Never Fully Examined Trump's Ties to Russia, Ex-Officials Say|first=Michael S.|last=Schmidt|author-link=Michael S. Schmidt|date=August 30, 2020|access-date=October 8, 2021|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-rosenstein-idUSKBN23330H|title=Rosenstein to testify in Senate on Trump-Russia probe|work=[[Reuters]]|date=May 27, 2020|access-date=October 19, 2021}}</ref>