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i' Cnngreas nf the Hnited Statex Mashingtnn, BC 20515 January 12, 2017 The Honorable James B. Comey, Jr. Director Federal Bureau of Investigation 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C., 20535 Dear Director Comey: We write today to ask you to respond'to several previous inquiries and confirm that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a connection between the Russian government. and President-Elect Donald Trump. On August 30, 2016, the Ranking Members of several House committees wrote to ask. you whether the FBI was investigating any of the reported connections between the Russian government and its proxies and Donald Trump's presidential campaign.' To date, your office. has provided no response.. On September 28, 2016, during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) asked: *Is the FBI investigating the activities of Mr. Trump or any adviser to the Trump campaign with respect to any line of communication between the campaign and the Russian government?" You declined to answer the question.?. During that same hearing, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) noted your extensive public. comments on the investigation into Secretary Clinton's use of a private email server. He asked: "Is there a different standard for Secretary Clinton and Donald Trump?" You responded: "No. . Our standard is we do not confirm or deny the existence of investigations. There is an exception. for that: when there is a need for the public to be reassured; when it is obvious it is apparent, - given our activities, public activities, that the investigation is ongoing.3. ' Letter from John Conyers, Jr., Ranking Member, H. Comm. on the Judiciary, et al., to James B. Comey, Jr. Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (Aug. 30,2016). 1 2 Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation: Hearing Before the H. Comm. on the Judiciary, 114h Cong. 37 (2016) (Questioning by John Conyers, Jr., Ranking Member, H. Comm. on the Judiciary). 3 Id. (Questioning by Rep. Jerrold Nadler).