article_snippet: If there is a criminal investigation on the way, it is one that had been done wholly separate and apart from any sort of political interference,' there is a criminal investigation on the way stated.
article_snippet: The senator has fiercely denied The senator has done anything illegal, and one of The senator conservative colleagues in the Senate, Ted Cruz, has suggested the investigation is politically motivated.
article_snippet: She called the investigation's beginnings 'suspect,' referring to 'false allegations' that have been 'discredited' in the past. '
article_snippet: Asked Monday about the alleged investigation, Earnest said, 'We don't know whether or not they're true.' '
article_snippet: That undermines the claims of a lot of people, including apparently Sen. Cruz,' a reporter stated.
highlights_snippet: 'If there is a criminal investigation on the way, it is one that had been done wholly separate and apart from any sort of political interference'
  GOP Sen. Ted Cruz suggested Friday the probe was political payback .