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Reince Priebus is accused of asking FBI Director James Comey to say reports linking Trump to Russia were not true
New report claims the request was first made by Chief of Staff Reince Priebus
It alleges Priebus spoke to FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe at a meeting
The report was based off claims that came from a official inside the White House
Official was not able to disclose the matter publicly and remained anonymous
By Dailymail.com Reporter
PUBLISHED: 04:23 GMT, 24 February 2017 | UPDATED: 04:24 GMT, 24 February 2017
The White House recently unsuccessfully asked the FBI to publicly discredit allegations that Donald Trump's campaign was in touch with Russian intelligence throughout the election.
A new report published by CNN alleges FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus were the first to speak about smacking down the claims.
The network claims an agency official said McCabe's chat with Priebus took place: 'on the sidelines of a separate White House meeting the day after the stories were published.'
The official who spoke to CNN for the report said Priebus got in contact with McCabe, as well as Director James Comey, later on. At that moment, he allegedly asked if the FBI could at least speak to reporters about the allegations - even if they would not go on the record.
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