Yes, the FBI Was Investigating the Trump Campaign When It Spied James Clapper, Marco Rubio, and Trey Gowdy have argued that the FBI was not investigating the Trump campaign, When the bureau ran a spy at three Trump officials. However, this appears to contradict something former FBI Director Comey said, During a March 2017 testimony. FBI Director James Comey Clapper, Rubio, and Gowdy might want to read that testimony over a few times.