By Shane Harris
Russian hackers are apparently trying to mess with our elections. But
congressional Republicans are crippling any investigations—while their
probes of Hillary Clinton continue.
Suspicion is mounting about Donald Trump’s
ties to Russian officials and business interests, as well as possible
links between his campaign and the Russian hacking of U.S. political
organizations. But GOP leaders have refused to support efforts by
Democrats to investigate any possible Trump-Russia connections, which
have been raised in news reports and closed-door intelligence briefings.
And without their support, Democrats, as the minority in both chambers
of Congress, cannot issue subpoenas to potential witnesses and have less
leverage to probe Trump.
Privately, Republican congressional staff told The Daily Beast that Trump and his aides’ connections to Russian officials and businesses interests haven’t gone unnoticed and are concerning. And GOP lawmakers have reviewed Democrats’ written requests to the FBI that it investigate Trump before they were made public.
But the lawmakers in both chambers have declined to sign on to them. Republicans have no appetite to launch inquiries into their party’s presidential nominee, and they continue to believe the FBI flubbed its investigation into Clinton and her aides, who should have been charged with mishandling government secrets, the staffers said.
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Source: The Daily Beast
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