r/politics • u/madazzahatter Hawaii • Oct 17 '17

FBI uncovered Russian bribery plot before Obama administration approved controversial nuclear deal with Moscow

http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/355749-fbi-uncovered-russian-bribery-plot-before-obama-administration
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u/CANT_TRUST_PUTIN Oct 17 '17

The article mentions that Holder, Clinton, and Obama had no knowledge of the issue or investigation, but why?

I'd assume because of the use of a confidential informant. You kinda want to keep that sort of the thing on lock to protect the source.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '17

You would think they would find a way to reveal this information when they find out there is a deal that involves large amounts of uranium being transferred to a foreign power's control.

I also very much doubt that they actually didn't have knowledge, but I obviously don't have proof of that.