White House confirms conversation with FBI about Trump and Russia
Source: The Guardian
The White House has confirmed that its chief of staff spoke with top FBI officials about the bureaus inquiry into links between Donald Trumps associates and Russia a conversation which appears to violate justice department rules to ensure the integrity of investigations.
The administration had sought to push back against reports from CNN and the Associated Press that the chief of staff, Reince Priebus, had asked the FBIs top two officials to rebut news reports about Trump allies ties to Russia.
"The White House appears to have violated accepted protocols and procedures," said former FBI special agent Ali Soufan.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/24/donald-trump-russia-reince-priebus-fbi-talks-james-comey
More confirmation WH has no idea what they are doing. Hey! WH, governing is NOT a corporation.
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)n/t
benld74
(9,904 posts)THis is what was placed after Watergate!!!
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)to tell us the truth that we all know is true, about the treason and espionage, wouldn't they have done it by now?
Our system isnt going to function if the people in positions of power are corrupt as they are. How can the CIA do anything on their own?
Comey? We are relying on him? Hope not.
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)but we get nothing back on confirmed contacts with Russia, even after multiple dismissals from the campaign and administrative staff?
This is why we need a free - and adversarial - press!
Squinch
(50,949 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Time to investigate Comey
Bayard
(22,073 posts)This is why she was calling them all scumbags on MSNBC a few nights ago.
I don't get this violation of rules and procedures crap. Aren't these laws? And they're breaking them?
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)joshcryer
(62,270 posts)I think it should be.
Orrex
(63,210 posts)I'm sure that it's Clinton's fault, somehow.
UCmeNdc
(9,600 posts)There has to be a Special prosecutor with subpoena powers appointed to investigate Trump's administration Russian Spy contacts.