WASHINGTON — White House chief of staff Reince Priebus asked a top FBI official to dispute media reports that President Donald Trump’s campaign advisers were frequently in touch with Russian intelligence agents during the election, a White House official says. The official said that Priebus’ request came after the FBI told the White House it believed a New York Times report last week describing those contacts was not accurate. The New York Times reported that U.S. agencies had intercepted phone calls last year between Russian intelligence officials and members of Trump’s 2016 campaign team. The White House official would not comment when asked if the administration was concerned about the appropriateness of Priebus’ communications with McCabe. The FBI would not say whether it had contacted the White House about the veracity of the Times report.

Source: Washington Post February 24, 2017 04:07 UTC