According to news reports, Mr. Priebus was taken aside by FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and told about the alleged stories and that they were "garbage". He then asked Mr. McCabe what he should do about the stories. Mr. McCabe told him that he would look into it and see what could be done. When Mr. Priebus called him, he said that there was nothing to be done.

The leakers then used this to pretend that the administration had called on the FBI to denounce the story and been rebuffed. They spun the headline to make it sound as if the FBI had refused to do anything because the stories were legitimate and truthful without actually saying so explicitly.

While Rush Limbaugh went into detail about this, many people would refuse to believe anything that he says. Thus, instead of quoting him, I will cite NBC.com on the same matter.

Trump Aide Reince Priebus Asked FBI to Knock Down Russia Stories

On Friday, senior administration officials told reporters in a background briefing that FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe first raised the stories with Priebus, pulling him aside during an early morning meeting on Feb. 15 at the White House to tell him that the New York Times report was "garbage."

According to an anonymous senior administration official, Priebus responded to the FBI's McCabe: "Okay, what am I supposed to do?" and "How do we fix this?"

According to a White House official, McCabe then talked to other officials at the FBI and determined there was nothing the FBI could do. FBI officials said they didn't want to get into the business of publicly parsing elements of news reports.

A senior law enforcement official would neither confirm nor dispute this account Friday, saying it wasn't clear which side first brought up the stories, and that there were other contacts between the White House and the FBI on the matter.

The administration officials said Priebus asked if he could say that the story had been knocked down by top intelligence officials. FBI said he could, according to the senior administration officials.

The question was whether Mr. Priebus had violated any law by discussing “pending or contemplated criminal or civil investigations”. Since the discussion was brought up by Mr. McCabe who informed Mr. Priebus that the unsourced stories were "garbage" and had nothing to do with any “pending or contemplated criminal or civil investigations”, no law or policy, or procedure was involved.

As you added to the question, according to news reports, Mr. Priebus was taken aside by FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and told about the alleged stories and that they were "garbage". He then asked Mr. McCabe what he should do about the stories. Mr. McCabe told him that he would look into it and see what could be done. When Mr. Priebus called him, he said that there was nothing to be done.

The leakers then used this to pretend that the administration had called on the FBI to denounce the story and been rebuffed. They spun the headline to make it sound as if the FBI had refused to do anything because the stories were legitimate and truthful without actually saying so explicitly.

While Rush Limbaugh went into detail about this, many people would refuse to believe anything that he says. Thus, instead of quoting him, I will cite NBC.com on the same matter.

Trump Aide Reince Priebus Asked FBI to Knock Down Russia Stories

On Friday, senior administration officials told reporters in a background briefing that FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe first raised the stories with Priebus, pulling him aside during an early morning meeting on Feb. 15 at the White House to tell him that the New York Times report was "garbage."

According to an anonymous senior administration official, Priebus responded to the FBI's McCabe: "Okay, what am I supposed to do?" and "How do we fix this?"

According to a White House official, McCabe then talked to other officials at the FBI and determined there was nothing the FBI could do. FBI officials said they didn't want to get into the business of publicly parsing elements of news reports.

A senior law enforcement official would neither confirm nor dispute this account Friday, saying it wasn't clear which side first brought up the stories, and that there were other contacts between the White House and the FBI on the matter.

The administration officials said Priebus asked if he could say that the story had been knocked down by top intelligence officials. FBI said he could, according to the senior administration officials.

According to news reports, Mr. Priebus was taken aside by FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and told about the alleged stories and that they were "garbage". He then asked Mr. McCabe what he should do about the stories. Mr. McCabe told him that he would look into it and see what could be done. When Mr. Priebus called him, he said that there was nothing to be done.

The leakers then used this to pretend that the administration had called on the FBI to denounce the story and been rebuffed. They spun the headline to make it sound as if the FBI had refused to do anything because the stories were legitimate and truthful without actually saying so explicitly.

According to news reports, Mr. Priebus was taken aside by FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and told about the alleged stories and that they were "garbage". He then asked Mr. McCabe what he should do about the stories. Mr. McCabe told him that he would look into it and see what could be done. When Mr. Priebus called him, he said that there was nothing to be done.

The leakers then used this to pretend that the administration had called on the FBI to denounce the story and been rebuffed. They spun the headline to make it sound as if the FBI had refused to do anything because the stories were legitimate and truthful without actually saying so explicitly.

While Rush Limbaugh went into detail about this, many people would refuse to believe anything that he says. Thus, instead of quoting him, I will cite NBC.com on the same matter.

Trump Aide Reince Priebus Asked FBI to Knock Down Russia Stories

On Friday, senior administration officials told reporters in a background briefing that FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe first raised the stories with Priebus, pulling him aside during an early morning meeting on Feb. 15 at the White House to tell him that the New York Times report was "garbage."

According to an anonymous senior administration official, Priebus responded to the FBI's McCabe: "Okay, what am I supposed to do?" and "How do we fix this?"

According to a White House official, McCabe then talked to other officials at the FBI and determined there was nothing the FBI could do. FBI officials said they didn't want to get into the business of publicly parsing elements of news reports.

A senior law enforcement official would neither confirm nor dispute this account Friday, saying it wasn't clear which side first brought up the stories, and that there were other contacts between the White House and the FBI on the matter.

The administration officials said Priebus asked if he could say that the story had been knocked down by top intelligence officials. FBI said he could, according to the senior administration officials.