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Case but the white house official says he later reached out but james comey asking for the fbi to at least talk to reporters on background to dispute the stories the fbi refused. >> it's worth underlining that this is not a typical back and for forth. >> for a reason. because of decade old restrictions. it's a violation of procedures that limit communications with the fbi on pending investigatio investigations. >> is this still on going? >> it is. several members of the house and intelligence committees tell them congress is still investigating the alleged
Ongoing investigation, not to mention an investigation involving the president's associates and russia, and the request from the white house is a violation of procedures that limit communications with the fbi on pending investigations. basically these memos say specifically, make it clear that the chief of staff to the president and the fbi's deputy director should not be talking to one another about a pending investigation, which is what this "new york times" article was, poppy. >> and the key phrase there, "pending investigation," i mean, this is an investigation that is still ongoing. >> re...
Perhaps against regulations? >> there are decade-old restrictions, poppy, on such contacts between the white house and the fbi limiting those discussions only when it is important for the president's duties and where appropriate from a law enforcement perspective. now, if the deputy director of the fbi, andrew mccabe, said this to the white house, he may have overstepped since it is an ongoing investigation, not to mention an investigation involving the president's associates and russia. the request from the white house is a violation of procedures that limit communications with the fbi on pen...
House is not trying to influence investigation like this. you just stay out of it. charitable argument is that reince priebus is new on the job as chief of staff and didn't understand the protocol and just wandered afield. less charitable interpretation of course is the white house was trying to muscle the fbi which is highly objectionable. >> ask you, you've been in the white house, just because you're new if that makes a difference. as jim and evan and david pointed out this is a violation of procedures that limit communications in pending investigations. >> i have to say reince priebus been...