Democrats are furious with FBI Director James Comey for refusing to say whether the FBI is probing alleged ties between president-elect Donald Trump’s campaign and the Russian government. The Washington Post's Matt Zapotosky explains why the Department of Justice is opening a new inquiry into FBI Director James B. Comey and how he handled the probe of Hillary Clinton's email practices. Earlier this week, Burr had previously expressed doubts that the Senate Intelligence Committee would be able to investigate such allegations, according to reports, because the committee lacks the authority to compel information from the campaigns. House Democrats, however, are already unnerved by the posturing of the FBI director, whom many suspect of political bias for how he handled the investigation into Clinton’s emails. struck a similar tone about Comey’s continued tenure as FBI director.

Source: Washington Post January 14, 2017 00:33 UTC