DOJ to Comply With Trump Demand for Probe of Campaign Infiltration

The Department of Justice on Sunday said its inspector general will investigate whether the FBI engaged in politically motivated surveillance of Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2016 following a public demand by Trump to do so, the Washington Examiner reported.  
"The Department has asked the Inspector General to expand the ongoing review of the FISA application process to include determining whether there was any impropriety or political motivation in how the FBI conducted its counterintelligence investigation of persons suspected of involvement with the Russian agents who interfered in the 2016 presidential election," Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said in a statement.
"As always," Flores said, "the Inspector General will consult with the appropriate U.S. Attorney if there is any evidence of potential criminal conduct."
The request for the IG action came from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who said in a statement, "If anyone did infiltrate or surveil participants in a presidential campaign for inappropriate purposes, we need to know about it and take appropriate action."
Trump earlier Sunday tweeted that he would "officially" ask the Department of Justice to "look into whether the FBI/DOJ infiltrated or surveilled the Trump Campaign for Political Purposes – and if any such demands or requests were made by people within the Obama Administration!"