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    Fact Check: No, James Clapper Didn't 'Admit There Was Spying' On Trump Campaign

    The former spy baron has been making the rounds on his book tour but he did not say what Donald Trump claimed he said about FBI surveillance.
    by Philip Ewing May 24, 2018 4 minutes

    Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper did not "admit there was spying" on Donald Trump's campaign in 2016.

    The former spy baron has been making public appearances all week as part of the tour for his new book, and interviewers have been asking him about the latest news in the Russia imbroglio. President Trump mischaracterized what Clapper said as part of his ongoing political counterattack against federal law enforcement and the intelligence community.

    So, wait, what happened?In 2016, Russian intelligence agents began . They offered dirt on Trump's opponent, Hillary Clinton, and "off the record" meetings with Russian officials. When the FBI got wind of this, it opened a counterintelligence investigation.

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