US intelligence officials from the CIA and FBI claim that allegations that the Trump Administration have ties to Russia are “grossly overstated” and “completely wrong”. According to White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, rumors about Trump having ties to Russia are based on pure fantasy. “I can assure you, the top levels of the intelligence community have assured me that [the allegation] is not only grossly overstated, but also wrong,” Priebus told Fox News Sunday. “They have made it very clear that the story is complete garbage,” he said. Rt.com reports: Priebus declined to name his sources within the CIA and FBI, according to the report. “There are certain things that are happening in the news that just aren’t honest,” the White House official added, when asked to comment on Trump’s relations with the media. This week, the New York Times published a report claiming that “members of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election.” Citing “current and former American officials,” the report suggested there were “phone records and intercepted calls” to prove the allegations. Priebus had already denounced the report, saying not [...]
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