Trump adviser asked FBI to dispute Russia reports, White House officials say

White House chief of staff Reince Priebus asked top FBI officials to dispute media reports that President Donald Trump's campaign advisers were frequently in touch with Russian intelligence agents during the election, according to three White House officials.

The officials said that Mr Priebus's February 15 request to FBI director James Comey and deputy director Andrew McCabe came as the White House sought to discredit a New York Times report about contacts between Russian intelligence officials and members of Mr Trump's 2016 campaign team.