Media: the head of the FBI would like in 2016 to tell you about the “Russian influence” on elections in the United States
WASHINGTON, March 30 — RIA Novosti, Dmitry Zlatarev. FBI Director James Comey last summer, had intended to publish information on the so-called “Russian influence” on the coming, at that time, the US election, but has not received support from representatives of the administration, said Wednesday on its website, Newsweek magazine.
Citing “two sources familiar with the situation,” the magazine writes that Komi came out with this proposal “in June or July” of last year at a meeting with members of the presidential team on national security. In particular, it was attended by Secretary of state John Kerry, and the Ministers of justice and internal security Loretta Lynch, and Jay Johnson.
“He had a draft article, which he brought and said, “I’m ready to move on, what do you think?” — said one of the sources.
According to another source, then the sides of Komi idea is not liked. According to him, “the White house decided that such a Declaration should be the result of coordinated work of different agencies.” “Article one person would not have such a status,” he said.
According to Newsweek, an article was supposed to be published in the New York Times. It, however, was not planned to mention “the FBI is investigating whether the relationship of the representatives of the headquarters of Donald trump or other people close to him with the Russian invasion in elections.” This indicates that it was to include much of the information that in January of this year was published the report of the US intelligence community for this reason.
Russia has repeatedly denied accusations of U.S. intelligence in trying to influence U.S. elections. Leaks in the media that the representatives of the election headquarters of Donald trump spoke with representatives of the Russian intelligence service, the Kremlin also called not based on facts. Denied them the White house.