The White House blasted the media Tuesday for its persistent focus on alleged connections between Trump campaign officials and Russia, and said the president has nothing to hide.
“If the president puts Russian dressing on his salad tonight, somehow it’s a Russia connection,” an exasperated White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters at the daily press briefing. “At some point, you’re going to have to take ’no’ for an answer.”
He said the White House counsel’s office never considered invoking executive privilege when the House Intelligence Committee asked former acting attorney general Sally Yates to testify about Russia this week. The president’s spokesman said the administration has nothing to hide about alleged contacts with Moscow.
“There’s no connection between the president and the staff here doing anything with Russia,” he said.
Congressional investigators are looking into alleged links between Russians and Trump campaign operatives in the wake of reports that Russian hackers meddled in the election last year to work against Democrat Hillary Clinton.
• Dave Boyer can be reached at dboyer@washingtontimes.com.
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