Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20190113:01:38:00
Interests. they write quote agents and senior fbi officials had grown suspicious of mr. trump's fies to russia during the 2016 campaign, but held off on opening an investigation on him in part because they were uncertain how to proceed with an inquiry of such sensitivity and magnitude. the president's activities before and after mr. comey's firing in may 2017 particularly two instances in which mr. trump tied the comey dismissal to the russia dismission. helped prop the inquiry the people said. joining me now by phone one of the reporters who broke that story and msnbc contributor, michael smi...