Democrats To Ask For Info On Contact Between WH Counsel And DOJ
Source: TPM
Published March 6, 2017, 7:59 AM EDT
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee will on Monday ask for more information about a report that the White House counsel asked the Justice Department for an order authorizing surveillance of the Trump campaign, although there's no evidence that such an order exists.
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"In our experience, it is highly unusual for the White House to seek access to a government application to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court...................
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Following criticism that McGahn's request would breach protocol barring the White House from asking the Justice Department or FBI about such a matter, another Trump administration official told the New York Times that the White House was only looking into whether a legal option exists for it to learn about a FISA court order without interfering in an investigation. The official told the Times that the White House does not know whether any investigation exists.
In their letter, Democrats wrote that reports on McGahn's request are especially concerning, given previous reporting that White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus asked the FBI to push back against reports on ties between Trump aides and Russia................................
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