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February 24, 2017

CNN: Reince Priebus Sought FBI's Refutation of Russia Report
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White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus sought unsuccessfully to have
the FBI refute news reports that Donald Trump's campaign advisers were
in frequent contact with Russian intelligence agents ahead of November's
election. That's according to CNN, which reported Thursday the FBI
declined to publicly corroborate Priebus's denial. Priebus's outreach to
the FBI violated policies intended to limit communications between the
White House and the FBI on pending investigations.


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