The New York Times reported Thursday evening that the Department of Justice is investigating D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser over a foreign trip she took that was at least partially paid for by Qatar, but a report from Axios later disputed the New York Times report.
Axios first reported a senior Trump administration official says Bowser’s “name was mentioned in something,” but that she is not under federal investigation. Axios says the unnamed official blamed the rumor of the investigation on a disgruntled fired FBI agent.
A Trump administration official later told News4 Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg that Bowser is not the target of a federal investigation…