House intelligence chair defends talking with Trump during Russia investigation Read moreIt is yet undetermined if Manafort will appear in public. Schiff said Nunes’ trek to the White House before sharing information with the committee had been “wholly inappropriate” and jeopardized the integrity of the investigation. Conspicuously, Schiff noted that Nunes “has been unwilling to rule out that the documents came from the White House or were shared with the White House”. As Manafort’s business dealings have come under new scrutiny, the White House has publicly diminished Manafort’s relationship with Trump. The White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, on Thursday called Manafort, who ran Trump’s campaign, “a gentleman who was employed by someone for five months”.

Source: The Guardian March 24, 2017 17:08 UTC