U.S. President Donald Trump is declassifying a trove of documents related to the early days of the FBI's Russia investigation, including portions of a secret surveillance warrant and former FBI director James Comey's text messages. The move was confirmed in a statement from White House press secretary Sarah Sanders. Trump is taking the extraordinary step in response to calls from his allies in Congress who say they believe the Russia investigation was tainted by anti-Trump bias within the ranks of the FBI and Justice Department. Trump is declassifying about 20 pages of the warrant obtained to monitor the communications of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page and FBI interviews conducted to secure that warrant. The move comes as Trump continues his efforts to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller's probe.

Source: CBC News September 17, 2018 22:18 UTC