The FBI has reportedly opened an investigation into the origins of an alleged off-the-books operation launched a decade ago by former FBI Director James Comey to use undercover “honeypot” agents to infiltrate President Donald Trump’s first presidential campaign.
The alleged scheme was disclosed by an FBI whistleblower last year in a protected disclosure to the House Judiciary Committee, The Washington Times reported.
A “honeypot” refers to an undercover operative, usually an attractive woman, who uses sexual allure to entice targets and gain information from them.
The newspaper reported that the whistleblower alleged that two women who worked at the FBI went undercover and infiltrated Trump’s campaign.
The Washington Times said that the FBI, now under the leadership of Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, “is looking for those once-undercover employees under…
