Declassified FBI files reveal probe into Trump over Comey firing and Russia ties

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Declassified FBI files reveal probe into Trump over Comey firing and…?

Of the 44 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 16% are rated left, 11% are rated centre, 73% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 54. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Declassified FBI files reveal probe into Trump over Comey firing and… left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 73% of the 44 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.

Is the coverage of Declassified FBI files reveal probe into Trump over Comey firing and… biased?

Declassified FBI files reveal probe into Trump over Comey firing and Russia ties is one event reported by 54 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Declassified FBI files reveal probe into Trump over Comey firing and…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Declassified FBI files reveal probe into Trump over Comey firing and…?

54 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What was the FBI's 'Oxferd Comma' investigation?

The FBI opened a counterintelligence probe in May 2017 to determine whether Donald Trump was acting as a Russian asset when he fired FBI Director James Comey. The investigation, linked to the Crossfire Hurricane inquiry, was closed in April 2019 without charges. Declassified documents show the bureau considered the firing a potential national security risk.

Did the FBI find evidence Trump was a Russian asset?

No. The FBI closed the investigation on 9 April 2019 without filing charges. An administration official told CBS News the theory that Trump acted at Russia’s behest was not backed by evidence. The White House released declassified documents confirming the probe’s closure.

Which outlets reported the FBI’s lack of evidence?

CBS News, a centre-rated outlet, reported an administration official’s statement that the theory of Trump acting as a Russian asset lacked evidence. The right-rated digests did not include this detail, while the left-rated digests omitted it.