White House briefed in February about Russians
A White House official says the Obama administration began thinking about a possible spy swap as early as June 11, well ahead of the arrests of 10 Russians on June 27.
The official says White House officials were briefed first on the Russians' covert activities back in February and that President Barack Obama was made aware of the case on June 11. It was on that date that the idea of some kind of spy swap was raised, along with other options. (AP)
