Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) on Friday pressed FBI Director James Comey to shed more light about the agency's probe of connections between President Trump's team and Russia, saying he doubts the truth "is going to be forthcoming" from the White House.

"How come not only ... [Michael] Flynn and, too now, [Attorney General Jeff] Sessions have been found saying things, denying that they were in contact with Russian diplomats when in fact they demonstrably were?" Ellison said in an interview with CNN.



The deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee said he wants answers from Comey about the agency's probe into Russia.

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"I want to know why they were misrepresenting the truth. ... We know that they were, but why were they?" he asked, referencing Flynn and Sessions.



"These are things that I think the FBI could shed light on. I hope they are in it for the long haul. I don't think the truth is going to be forthcoming. Because if it were ... Mr. Sessions would go back to the committee ... and clarify exactly what he meant when he denied any contact with Russia and Russian representatives," Ellison added.



Ellison also said he wants the FBI to explain the significance of a computer server connection between a Russian bank and the Trump Organization.

"I want to hear Director Comey talk about exactly what this server connection might represent and what the facts indicate it does represent," Ellison said.

"Why is there a computer server link between the Trump Organization and Alfa Bank? What was it doing? Did somebody try to shut it down when it got discovered? Why would they do that?" he asked.