▁about ▁it : ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁F BI ▁and ▁DO J ▁people ▁were ▁trying ▁to ▁frame ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁of ▁a ▁f als ely ▁created ▁crime ." ▁Fox ▁News ▁reported ▁that ▁To ens ing ▁had ▁recently ▁represented ▁Trump ▁associ ates ▁Mark ▁Cor allo , ▁Sam ▁Clo vis , ▁and ▁Erik ▁Prince , ▁and ▁that ▁Cor allo , ▁Clo vis , ▁and ▁Trump ▁signed ▁wa ivers ▁of ▁any ▁potential ▁conflicts ▁of ▁interest . ▁The ▁White ▁House ▁announced ▁later ▁that ▁week ▁that ▁di Gen ova ▁and ▁To ens ing ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁h ired ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁special ▁coun sel ▁legal ▁team , ▁but ▁might ▁assist ▁Trump ▁in ▁other ▁legal ▁matters . ▁Trump ▁att orney ▁Jay ▁Se k ul ow ▁c ited ▁conflicts ▁of ▁interest , ▁while ▁two ▁sources ▁told ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁that ▁Trump ▁hadn ' t ▁established ▁personal ▁rapport ▁with ▁di Gen ova ▁and ▁To ens ing . ▁ ▁Several ▁conserv ative ▁sources ▁s ided ▁with ▁Trump ▁to ▁em brace ▁and ▁promote ▁the ▁Sp yg ate ▁consp i racy ▁theory , ▁including ▁the ▁Fox ▁& ▁Fri ends ▁talk ▁show ▁and ▁political ▁comment ators ▁T ucker ▁Carl son ▁and ▁Se an ▁Hann ity ▁for ▁Fox ▁News , ▁the ▁website ▁Bre it b art , ▁and ▁also ▁radio ▁show ▁host ▁R ush ▁Lim b augh . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Inf ow ars ▁host ▁Alex ▁Jones ▁took ▁credit ▁for ▁co ining ▁the ▁" S py gate " ▁term . ▁Ask ed ▁on ▁whether ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁consp i racy ▁Sp yg ate ▁theory ▁is ▁meant