White House confirms conversation with FBI about Trump and Russia

[Equinox Moon]

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

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More confirmation WH has no idea what they are doing. Hey! WH, governing is NOT a corporation.

[yuiyoshida]

1. K&R and Tweeted

n/t

[benld74]

2. Appears my aching tushie!!!!! THEY VIOLATED

THis is what was placed after Watergate!!!

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. The bad news is so what, AG will do nothing, and if the FBI or CIA was going

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]

4. It takes moments to falsely pursue Hillary in public...

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]

5. THAT'S why they banned CNN and AP and others from the press briefing.

[Angry Dragon]

6. It appears Comey has his hands covered with Trump shit again

Time to investigate Comey

[Bayard]

7. Maxine Waters

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]

8. Reince Priebus isn't a newbie, he knows what he did was criminal.

[joshcryer]

9. Is it a criminal investigation?

I think it should be.

[Orrex]

10. Put Comey to work on it.

I'm sure that it's Clinton's fault, somehow.

[UCmeNdc]

11. There has to be a Special prosecutor with subpoena powers appointed to investigate Trump's admin

There has to be a Special prosecutor with subpoena powers appointed to investigate Trump's administration Russian Spy contacts.