“I don’t believe it’s appropriate for me to address that in a public session,” Mr. Coats said. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe panel was expected to testify in a closed-door session Wednesday afternoon. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn March, Mr. Trump asked Admiral Rogers and Mr. Coats to dispute the existence of evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials in meddling in the election. That month, White House officials also asked Mr. Comey and Mr. McCabe, then the F.B.I. surveillance, Mr. Coats said he had commissioned a review of whether those steps are appropriate.

Source: New York Times June 07, 2017 14:20 UTC