If no contacts with the Russians happened, why would Priebus ask the FBI to downplay...

[Yavin4]

the story...the story of nothing happening.

[Grown2Hate]

1. THIS is what we ALL need to ask, over and over,

with increasing ferocity, until it is answered.

[Laf.La.Dem.]

2. Please do not try to use LOGIC!!

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. Too bad the AG office is run by a traitorous racist piece of shit.

We could use patriots now. Still waiting to see if there is ONE in the GOP.

Still not one.

[MineralMan]

4. See, there you go again, using logic.

Republicans don't do logic, and the Trump administration is proof of that. Logic is sort of scientific, and the GOP is against all that science mumbo jumbo.

[Mr. Ected]

9. I would imagine that Trump would call this fake logic

You know, the kind of logic based on facts, experience and reason.

[rogue emissary]

16. +1 . . . . . KnR

[jmg257]

5. Not that there wasn't contact, but it was overstated..could be because of this type of stuff...

Important context from NBC's Ken Dilanian

"NBC News was told by law enforcement and intelligence sources that the NYT story WAS wrong — in its use of the term 'Russian intelligence officials.' Our sources say there were contacts with Russians, but that the US hasn't confirmed they work for spy agencies. We were also told CNN's description of Trump aides being in 'constant touch' with Russians was overstated. However, our sources did tell us that intelligence intercepts picked up contacts among Trump aides and Russians during the campaign

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/republicans-congress-are-still-looking-direction-trump-n725141



If the FBI told Priebus the same thing, could explain why he asked them to publicly down-play the reports.

[Satch59]

6. The core of the story is correct...

The WH is arguing which words were used, Russian officials or Russian spy's, constant contact or often contact...

Keep up the good work reporters! Almost like a trap, goad them into disputing words, and then the truth comes out.

[Yavin4]

7. All of Russia is one gigantic spy agency.

Anyone who has two rubles in their pocket is indebted to Putin. Thus, everyone, esp. wealthy Russians, works for Putin. If you are Russian and have contacts with high profile Americans like Trump's aides, you will be called upon to relay that information back to Putin.

[jmg257]

8. That's a great way to put it. nt

[Yavin4]

10. Thanks. Does anyone really think that any Russian can have regular contacts with an

American presidential campaign and Putin is going to be kept out of the loop on those contacts?!?!??!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. Exactly.

And the more they complain about "leaks," the more attention will be directed toward the contents of the leaks.

[Nitram]

12. You saw right though that! I'm proud of you.

[Egnever]

13. Sorry but no

That is a silly argument..

All innocent people should just let themselves be portrayed as criminals?

That said I think they are criminals but the argument you make here is silly.

[triron]

14. kick for visibility

[roamer65]

15. As we get closer to the truth, the flak from the WH and the Russians will get more intense.

Malcolm Nance on CNN was right, this is the first indiction of a coverup.