FBI refused White House request to knock down recent Trump-Russia stories

[mentalfloss]

FBI refused White House request to knock down recent Trump-Russia stories

Washington (CNN)The FBI rejected a recent White House request to publicly knock down media reports about communications between Donald Trump's associates and Russians known to US intelligence during the 2016 presidential campaign, multiple US officials briefed on the matter tell CNN.

White House officials had sought the help of the bureau and other agencies investigating the Russia matter to say that the reports were wrong and that there had been no contacts, the officials said. The reports of the contacts were first published by The New York Times and CNN on February 14.

The direct communications between the White House and the FBI were unusual because of decade-old restrictions on such contacts. Such a request from the White House is a violation of procedures that limit communications with the FBI on pending investigations.

FBI refused White House request to knock down recent Trump-Russia stories - CNNPolitics.com

 

[Highball]

If there was nothing to support this request what would they have to report? BUT... I do think there is a lot to the stories we hear that are not being made public.

 

[DaSleeper]

 

[mentalfloss]

What was fake about it?
(I don't expect you to be able to answer)

 

[damngrumpy]

Ya the white house is a bee hive of discontent and everything leaks out
They don't want to talk about Russia the thing is messier than Watergate.
The way things are going in America the once great nation is the laughing
stock of the modern world/ If only Trump would take his medication,
Only someone with a mental illness would behave like he does. Yes they
are trying to cover up the Russian affair. And the only fake news is coming
out of the administration and their own words. America is led by a Narcissist
and a sociopath, who is also a pathological liar. He even lies about what he
said earlier on tape go figure

 

[mentalfloss]

What was fake about it?
(I don't expect you to be able to answer)

See what I mean.