The White House refused to say Monday whether it was treating the anonymous op-ed in The New York Times as a breach of national security and therefore asking the FBI to investigate the White House staff and their communications.
"I'm not aware of that level," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told Newsmax, refusing to rule in or rule out the request to the FBI for investigaton of the White House staff.
In her first briefing of reporters in two weeks, the president's top spokeswoman told us requesting such an investigation by the FBI "is not something I would be a part of."
Sanders added, however, "certainly, as I told your colleague, we think there is a concern here, and it should be looked into."
John Gizzi is chief political columnist and White House correspondent for Newsmax. For more of his reports, Go Here Now.
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