Washington sources have added that President Donald Trump had called two top intelligence community figures to request that they deny in public any evidence of collusion between his campaign and the Russian government during the 2016 election and Trump's requests to Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and National Security Agency Director Adm.
Sources have added that Michael Rogers came after then-FBI Director James Comey publicly revealed before the House intelligence committee on March 20 that the FBI had an investigation into collusion to influence the 2016 election and both Coats and Rogers were uncomfortable with the nature of the President's request and refused to comply.
Meanwhile in a response to Press persons, a White House spokesperson, who
declined to be identified by name, said "The White House does not confirm
or deny unsubstantiated claims based on illegal leaks from anonymous
individuals. The President will continue to focus on his agenda that he was
elected to pursue by the American people."
A source told that Mueller had been briefed on memos Comey had written about his interactions with Trump, including his recollection of Trump asking for the FBI to end its investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, where both Coats and Rogers are scheduled to appear before Congress this week, but not before either the House or Senate intelligence committees, which have separate investigations into Russian meddling in the election.
