AP Photo/Matt Rourke White House officials allegedly sought to recruit congressional lawmakers and the US intelligence community to help throw cold water on stories about communications between Russia and people in President Donald Trump's inner circle. According to a Washington Post report published Friday evening, some of those lawmakers were asked by the White House to talk to reporters and refute stories from The New York Times and CNN that alleged frequent communication between Trump allies and the Kremlin before the election. The Post's Greg Miller and Adam Entous report that the calls were sent last week, after White House officials failed to get senior FBI officials on board with publicly denouncing the news reports. Miller and Entous wrote that the White House reached out to other officials instead, to "participate in White House-arranged calls with news organizations, including The Washington Post." The Post confirmed that at least two senior lawmakers were approached about questioning the Times and CNN reports — Sen.
The Trump Team May Have Gone Even Further To Knock Down News About Its Russia Ties
dchoi@businessinsider.com (David Choi), Business Insider
Fri, 02/24/2017 - 8:31pm
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