“A network of conservative activists, aided by a British former spy, mounted a campaign during the Trump administration to discredit perceived enemies of President Trump inside the government,” the New York Times reports.
“The campaign included a planned sting operation against Mr. Trump’s national security adviser at the time, H.R. McMaster, and secret surveillance operations against FBI employees, aimed at exposing anti-Trump sentiment in the bureau’s ranks.”
“Female undercover operatives arranged dates with the FBI employees with the aim of secretly recording them making disparaging comments about Mr. Trump.”
