Congress and
the FBI are conducting investigations about whether a direct connection existed
between campaign officials and Kremlin operatives, amid Trump’s insistence
about no such contact.
“It is the
same Fake News Media that said there is ‘no path to victory for Trump’ that is
now pushing the phony Russia story,” Trump tweeted. “A total scam!”
The U.S.
intelligence community has already concluded that Russia meddled in the 2016
White House race, in which Trump upset Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.
However, there has been no clear evidence that Russian operatives and Trump
campaign officials colluded to defeat Clinton.
The most
recent turn of events is that Michael Flynn, fired as Trump’s national security
adviser for not disclosing talks with at least one Russian official, is
purportedly seeking immunity in exchange for testifying in the Capitol Hill
probes.
At the same
time, California GOP Rep. Devin Nunes, chairman of the House Intelligence
committee, one of the two congressional panels investigating the Russia
connection, is facing criticism for going to Trump after a secret intelligence
briefing before reporting his findings to his committee.
Following
those revelations late last month, Nunes, who was a member of the presidential
transition team, has resisted calls to step aside from his committee's
investigation.
AP/FOX NEWS.
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