FEC member urges escalated Trump-Russia inquiry

The agency, already investigating a Trump complaint, is called on to consider reports that Russian agents bought Facebook ads.

By Kenneth P. Vogel

05/23/2017 05:15 AM EDT

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/23/fec-trump-russia-facebook-238695

A member of the Federal Election Commission is calling on the agency to investigate whether Russian agents paid for Facebook ads to spread damaging stories about Hillary Clinton ahead of last fall’s presidential election.