Liz Truss gives 'full support' to chief of staff questioned as witness by FBI in investigation

Downing Street says the Prime Minister is 100% behind his chief of staff Mark Fullbrook after it emerged he was questioned by the FBI as a witness to an alleged criminal conspiracy to bribe an American politician and influence an American election

No 10 Chief of Staff Mark Fullbrook (

Image: PA)

Liz Truss' chief of staff retains PM's 'full support', says No10, after it emerged he was questioned by the FBI as a witness in an investigation on corruption.

Downing Street has faced questions about the position of Mark Fullbrook following revelations that he was questioned by officers as a witness to an alleged criminal plot to bribe a US politician and influence a US election.

A spokesperson for Mr Fullbrook said he is 'committed to complying with all laws and regulations of any jurisdiction in which he works and is confident he has done so in this matter ".

The political strategist, who led Ms. Truss's leadership campaign, did not travel to New York with the Prime Minister for the UN General Assembly this week.

A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister said: 'It is actually not unusual for Chiefs of Staff to remain in Downing Street.

Liz Truss speaking to the media in New York (

Picture:

REUTERS)

"There's a lot of government business this week, in fact it's more unusual for them to attend and not stay in Downing Street to oversee that work."

Asked if the PM was 100% behind her chief of staff after the revelations, the spokeswoman replied, "Yes."

Asked if Ms. Truss had any doubts about her past activities, she said: 'I'm not going to talk about individuals.

"As this predates his political role, a spokesperson for Mark has commented on this information, I won't add anything. But as I said, he has his full support."< /p>

reported over the weekend that the FBI was investigating an alleged plot to overthrow the democracy of Puerto Rico, a US-administered Caribbean island.

The investigation focuses on conservative donor Julio Herrera Velutini, the London-based owner of a Puerto Rican bank, Bancredito.

Mark Rossini, 60, 50 and former FBI agent, reportedly promised ex-Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vázquez Garced £260,000 for her...