The following article by Peter Baker and Katie Benner was posted on the New York Times website May 26, 2018:
WASHINGTON — At a White House meeting last winter, leaders of the F.B.I. and the Justice Department made an urgent appeal to John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, to side with them against Republicans in Congress who were pressing for information about the Russia investigation that would compromise confidential sources.
Mr. Kelly seemed to agree. But not long after Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, and Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director, returned to their offices, Mr. Kelly called and reversed himself, according to a former law enforcement official. They would have to hand over the information after all.
What changed? Mr. Kelly’s answer: the president. Continue reading “Trump Versus Law Enforcement: A Confrontation With No Precedent Image”