FBI officials felt their decision to open a countelintel probe had been validated after Trump said this to visiting Russian officials in the Oval after Comey was fired: "I faced great pressure because of Russia. That’s taken off."

Remarkable final detail in this NYT piece.

FBI officials felt their decision to open a countelintel probe had been validated after Trump said this to visiting Russian officials in the Oval after Comey was fired: "I faced great pressure because of Russia. That’s taken off." https://t.co/Gfa3Ahdicu

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 12, 2019