The White House insists it did nothing to prevent former Acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates from testifying about what she and the Department of Justice knew on an unclassified basis about possible ties between the Trump transition and Russia.
The Washington Post reports that White House counsel indicated she could not testify under presidential communications priviledge rules.
Senator Mark Warner has told CNN, Sally Yates will now testify to the Senate Intelligence Committee, although whether she will also testify to the House panel is unclear.
Spokesman Sean Spicer was adamant, the Washington Post story is false.
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White House spokesman Sean Spicer says the Trump administration wants Sally Yates to testify.
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While the chair of the House Intelligence Committee says work is continuing into how much Russia meddled in American politics, White House spokesman Sean Spicer insists, nothing will be found on collusion between the Trump team and Moscow.
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