Reince Priebus May Be Caught Up Trump’s Obstruction Of Justice Scandal
Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff Reince Priebus is worried that he’s about to get caught up in Donald Trump’s obstruction on justice scandal.
According to a new report by The Daily Beast, Priebus has privately confessed his fear of appearing in a possible Comey memo to a few of his colleagues in the White House.
It’s been reported that Comey took very detailed notes about his meetings with Trump and other senior White Hosue officials when he thought the interactions were improper.
The Daily Beast story reports the story with three sources, all White House officials.
In February, Priebus asked Comey and Deputy Director Andrew McCabe to publically push back on news reports about Trump campaign staff having conversations with Russian officials. Comey and McCabe refused the White House’s request.
And as The Daily Beast notes, the conversation between Priebus and the FBI’s number 1 and 2 took place just one day after Donald Trump asked Comey to drop the FBI’s investigation into Michael Flynn.
The Daily Beast quotes a White House official who describes the fear that is running through the White House particularly with the Chief of Staff. “Reince is worried about leaks, since elements in the FBI seem determined to wage this war in the press,” a White House staffer said. “Initially the concern was about public perception—trying to get Russia out of the headlines—but it’s looking more like this will be a drawn out legal battle too, even if [Trump associates are] eventually exonerated.”
You can read the full report by The Daily Beast here.
