This is kind of big news.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/b...bout-trump-the-fbi-and-russia/article/2622899
"Mr. Comey did brief Ranking Member Feinstein and me on who the targets of the various investigations are," Grassley continued:
"It would not be appropriate for me to reveal those details before the professionals conducting the investigations are ready. So I will not answer any questions about who are targets of the ongoing Russia investigations. But I will say this: Shortly after Director Comey briefed us, I tweeted that he should be transparent. I said he should tell the public what he told Senator Feinstein and me about whether the FBI is or is not investigating the president.
On Tuesday, the president's letter said that Director Comey told him he was not under investigation. Senator Feinstein and I heard nothing that contradicted the president's statement."
Trump, of course, said in his letter firing Comey that Comey had told Trump, on three separate occasions, that Trump was "not under investigation."
Finishing his statement, Grassley called on the FBI to "confirm to the public whether it is or is not investigating the president. Because it has failed to make this clear, speculation has run rampant." In what appeared a clear nod toward Blumenthal, Grassley called on the FBI to brief all members of the Judiciary Committee "on what is actually going on."
"Hopefully, that will help temper some of the unsubstantiated statements that have been made," Grassley said.
Feinstein had a prepared statement of her own to make concerning the Comey firing, much of it criticizing the White House's changing rationales for taking action, plus calling for the appointment of a special counsel to investigate. But before she began her prepared remarks, Feinstein said a few words addressing what Grassley had just said about Trump and targets of the investigation.
"Thanks very much, Mr. Chairman,"
Feinstein said. "I very much appreciate what you've said, and it's very accurate, and we were briefed. And the nature of the briefing was a counter-intelligence and criminal investigation that the FBI was carrying out, and more than that I will not say, either."
