By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Showing how serious the FBI is about allegations of Russian interference in American politics, the bureau plans to create a special unit at its Washington D.C. headquarters to coordinate the probe.
The special unit also will give FBI Director James Comey “greater visibility into the investigations granular details,” the Financial Times reports.
“It’s meant to surge resources,” one FBI agent said.
The FBI also used temporary units to investigate WikiLeaks.
Because of the high-profile investigation of Russia and the massive amount of resources involved, the special unit allows the inquiry to have a central manager.
“It’s getting unwieldy,” said one person briefed on the plan. “It’s too big and it’s on the front page of the newspaper every day.”
An FBI spokesman declined to comment.
