10 things you need to know today: May 22, 2018

DOJ expands the inquiry into the FBI's tactics toward the Trump campaign, Pompeo threatens to "crush" Iran with sanctions, and more

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1. DOJ expands inquiry of FBI informant after Trump meeting

The Justice Department on Monday broadened its internal investigation into the FBI's Russia probe after top FBI and DOJ officials met with President Trump. The president has said a recent report that an FBI informant talked to Trump advisers in 2016 suggests the Obama administration improperly spied on his campaign for partisan reasons. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein referred the matter to Inspector General Michael Horowitz. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Horowitz will now be asked to look into "any irregularities" with "tactics concerning the Trump campaign." She also said the White House Chief of Staff John Kelly will arrange a high-level meeting with congressional leaders "to review highly classified and other information they have requested."

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.