FBI/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump ramped up pressure against the Justice Department on Friday [5-18-18], raising concerns about the possibility of a government informant inside his presidential campaign and saying ‘if true’ it is the ‘all time biggest political scandal!’ In a pair of tweets on Friday morning, the president offered his latest salvo in a protracted battle between top federal law enforcement officials and Mr. Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill. At the heart of the new twist in the fight is a confidential government informant who, according to current and former officials, met several times with two of Mr. Trump’s campaign aides…At least one government informant met with Mr. Trump’s former campaign aides, Carter Page and George Papadopoulos, current and former officials said. On Wednesday [5-16-18], Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director, told lawmakers that the bureau has always worked to protect sources and methods in investigations. Confidential informants are among the most sensitive topics in law enforcement, and publicly disclosing them could jeopardize ongoing investigations. It also could put the informant’s safety at risk.”
-Eileen Sullivan, “Trump Pushes Possibility of Campaign Informant as ‘Really Bad Stuff’,” The new York Times online, May 18, 2018