As the briefing was wrapping up, Trump asked everyone to leave the room except for Coats and CIA Director Mike Pompeo. [Trump asked intelligence chiefs to push back against FBI collusion probe after Comey revealed its existence]Coats will testify on Wednesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Brian P. Hale, a spokesman for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), declined to comment on whether Trump asked Coats to intervene with Comey regarding the Flynn investigation. Though the ODNI oversees other intelligence agencies, the FBI director operates independently on many matters. In the call, Trump asked Coats to issue a public statement denying the existence of any evidence of coordination between his campaign and the Russian government.

Source: Washington Post June 07, 2017 00:08 UTC