WASHINGTON—Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) has said that a key defense bill will include language mandating that the FBI inform federal candidates of any counterintelligence probes that it launches.
In a Dec. 3 post on X, she credited the development to a conversation with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and President Donald Trump late on Dec. 2.
The Epoch Times has reached out to the White House and Johnson regarding Stefanik’s comments.
Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign was targeted by the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation, which was probing alleged links to the Russian government.
More recently, the FBI took part in the Arctic Frost probe of challenges to the 2020 presidential election. Trump and eight Republican senators were among those investigated….
Stefanik Says Defense Bill Will Require Disclosure of FBI Investigations of Politicians
