By Bond Robertson 
The former head of the FBI, Charles McGonigal, was charged and arrested over the weekend Violation of sanctions against Russia By providing services to sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
Former President Donald Trump appears to be very happy with his arrest.
McGonigal headed the FBI’s counterintelligence division in New York and was one of those who released information that led to the investigation of Trump in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election.
The investigation looked into Trump and the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia after it emerged that Russia tried to influence the 2016 presidential election.
The conclusion was that Trump’s election campaign was aided by the Russian influence operation, but there was no evidence that Trump himself should have been involved.
Arrested: Charles McGonigal was arrested over the weekend on charges of money laundering and violating sanctions against Russia. Photo: John Minchillo/AP/NTB
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But now, McGonigal has been charged and arrested along with court interpreter Sergei Shestakov.
McGonigal pleaded not guilty.
On the medium Truth Social, former President Donald Trump takes on the FBI fiercely. Newsweek I have already discussed this issue.
“The FBI guy who was after me for fraud in Russia, long before I was elected president, was arrested for accepting Russian money. I hope he rots in hell,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Anger at the investigation
Trump also went this fall Violently against the US Department of Justice When he was again under investigation for two different matters.
The first dealt with the 2022 presidential election and whether Trump or his circle tried to illegally disrupt the peaceful transition of power.
The second, regarding the former president and his circle, dealt with a number of documents, including confidential, legal, or not.
– this is unacceptable. This is very unfair. It was very political, Trump told Fox News at the time.