Politico: the White house may have broken the rules by intervening in the FBI investigation in Russia
The head of the White house, the Raines Pribus could violate the rules regarding interference in the activities of the Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI), according to Politico.
The publication refers to the document the White house, according to which only the President, Vice-President and legal counsel are authorized to discuss the investigation with the Prosecutor General and his deputies. All the other officials for the right to debate must obtain the approval of the White house.
As Politico recalls, Primus Raines demanded that the FBI denied trapped in the media report on alleged ties of U.S. President Donald trump with the Russian intelligence. Request the head of administration of the USA has violated the provision of the established rules. While the representative of the White house Sarah Sanders argues that Mr. Pribus not violated because his request was made in the context of the comment appeared in media reports.
Recall that in the American media there is ongoing debate about the propriety of contacts of the team of Donald trump with the Russian representatives, especially with the Russian Ambassador to the USA Sergey Kislyak. Earlier The New York Times (NYT) reported that the Russian diplomat spoke, and son-in-law of Donald trump, Jared Kushner. In addition, this week there appeared information that former Advisor to Donald trump on national security, was dismissed due to suspicions of links with Russia, received more than $50 million from Russian companies.