The nation's intelligence director says he won't comment on a news report that President Donald Trump asked him to publicly deny any collusion between his campaign and Russia.
Dan Coats is testifying Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
He was asked about a Washington Post that said Trump asked Coats and Michael Rogers, the director of the National Security Agency, to push back against an FBI investigation that's been examining potential coordination between Moscow and the presidential campaign.
Coats did not deny the report but said he didn't want to characterize or comment any private conversations with the president.
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