Informant may be key in controversial Obama-era Russia uranium deal;

THE LEAD STORY: An FBI informant could hold key answers to the controversial Obama-era Russian uranium deal. However, he is under a under a gag order that prevents him from testifying before Congress, his lawyer tells Fox Business ... "He can tell what all the Russians were talking about during the time that all these bribery payments were made," Victoria Toensing, the informant's attorney, said on "Lou Dobbs Tonight." The Obama-era deal in which a Russian-backed company bought a uranium firm with mines in the U.S. is under investigation in both the House and the Senate for possible corruption. The uranium agreement was reached while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, and some investors in the Russian-backed company, Uranium One, had relationships with former President Bill Clinton and donated to the Clinton Foundation. Justice Department under Obama imposed the non-disclosure order and Attorney General Loretta Lynch threatened to prosecute the informant if he disclosed details of his involvement in the investigation. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley has requested the Justice Department lift the non-disclosure agreement.-- More...