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

[WakeForestRanger]

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.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/23/polit...k-down-recent-trump-russia-stories/index.html

 

[WFFaithful]

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.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/23/polit...k-down-recent-trump-russia-stories/index.html

Improper contact attempting to end an investigation of Improper contact.

Just lovely.

 

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[Newenglanddeac]

Will be interesting to see whether Republicans are just as upset about this as they were about Slick Willy speaking to Loretta Lynch.

 

[WakeForestRanger]

 

[Deacfreak07]

Will be interesting to see whether Republicans are just as upset about this as they were about Slick Willy speaking to Loretta Lynch.

lol

 

[dartsndeacs]

after 3 days of quietness from the Trump camp, Ranger is UNLEASHED

 

[THE DEUCE]

So maybe there is hope for Comey ?!

 

[Newenglanddeac]

So maybe there is hope for Comey ?!

Louise Mensch has an interesting theory that Comey has been playing black belt ninja chess while the rest of us have been playing tic tac toe. I think the vanity fair article links to it...way too complex to summarize here and probably a bit too conspiracy theory. But we may have found life in another galaxy yesterday so who the hell knows anymore.

 

[PhDeac]

I hope the real aliens don't come while Trump is president.

 

[WakeForestRanger]

 

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[Newenglanddeac]

Hmmm looks like something a guilty man would say.

 

[bym051d]

I hope the real aliens don't come while Trump is president.

A friend of mine says Trump as President is proof that time machines are impossible.

 

[WakeForestRanger]

 

[Respect Wood]

Oh great, Burr is now involved.

 

[avalon]

The effort also involved senior lawmakers with access to classified intelligence about Russia, including Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the chairmen of the Senate and House intelligence committees. A spokesman for Nunes said that he had already begun speaking to reporters to challenge the story and that, “at the request of a White House communications aide, Chairman Nunes then spoke to an additional reporter and delivered the same message.”

Unlike the others, Nunes spoke on the record and was subsequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal.

In an interview, Burr acknowledged that he “had conversations about” Russia-related news reports with the White House and engaged with news organizations to dispute articles by the New York Times and CNN that alleged “repeated” or “constant” contact between Trump campaign members and Russian intelligence operatives.

These are the guys we are supposed to trust to carry out an investigation, right?

 

[THE DEUCE]

color me shocked?
America's only hope is the intelligence community
SOS

 

[WakeForestRanger]

Top Democrat has 'grave concerns' about Trump-Russia investigation
Sen. Mark Warner, the ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, says he won't tolerate 'White House interference.'

On Friday night, The Washington Post reported that the White House had enlisted intelligence officials and key members of Congress — including Burr and House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) — to call media outlets to challenge allegations about repeated communications between Trump associates and Russia.

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Warner also issued a warning to his GOP counterparts, saying that if he determines the Intelligence panel “cannot properly conduct an independent investigation, I will support empowering whoever can do it right.”




http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-russia-probe-senate-mark-warner-235391