这是与独裁的斗争
The FBI rejected a recent White House request to publicly knock down media
reports about communications between Donald Trump's associates and Russians
known to US intelligence during the 2016 presidential campaign, multiple US
officials briefed on the matter tell CNN.
White House officials had sought the help of the bureau and other agencies
investigating the Russia matter to say that the reports were wrong and that
there had been no contacts, the officials said. The reports of the contacts
were first published by The New York Times and CNN on February 14.
The direct communications between the White House and the FBI were unusual
because of decade-old restrictions on such contacts. Such a request from the
White House is a violation of procedures that limit communications with the
FBI on pending investigations.
