McCabe: FBI has 'great number of folks' working for Trump-Russia special prosecutor
By JOSH GERSTEIN 06/21/2017 10:04 PM EDT
The acting head of the FBI said Wednesday that his agency is providing a substantial number of personnel to support the special prosecutor appointed last month to look into alleged Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election, including possible connections to the Trump campaign.
Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, who took over after President Donald Trump fired FBI chief James Comey on May 9, told a House appropriations subcommittee that the FBI is giving special counsel Robert Mueller all the help he needs.
"We have a great number of folks that have already been detailed to that team and I have assured Director Mueller that we will do everything necessary to deliver the resources and meet the needs that he has to do that work," McCabe said.
Spokespeople for the FBI did not immediately respond to requests for further details on the staffing. A spokesman for Mueller declined to comment beyond saying that a budget is in the works. However, Mueller's office said last week that he'd added 13 lawyers to his staff with more expected to join soon. There has been no similar estimate for support personnel.
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