FBI Considered a Sting Aimed at Newt Gingrich in 1997
By James V. Grimaldi Washington Post WASHINGTON –It is a curious case in the annals of the FBI: The bureau considered a sting operation against then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich after sifting through allegations from a notorious arms dealer that a $10 million bribe might get Congress to lift the Iraqi arms embargo. The FBI ended…