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December 13, 2016

Senate Republicans Call for Probe into Russian Interference in Election
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mc Connell, Republican of Kentucky, and
House Speaker Paul Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin, have both announced
their support for an investigation into whether Russia intervened in
U.S. presidential election to help Trump win. The chair of the
Intelligence Committee, Republican Richard Burr of North Carolina, and
the chair of the Armed Services Committee, Republican Senator John Mc
Cain of Arizona, are leading the inquiry. On Monday, White House
spokesperson Josh Earnest said the Obama administration also supports
the congressional investigation. Ten Electoral College electors-nine
Democrats and one Republican-have sent a letter to CIA Director James
Clapper demanding an intelligence briefing on Russian efforts to elect
Donald Trump, before the Electoral College meets on December 19 to
select the next president. Hillary Clinton's campaign has backed their
request. Donald Trump has called the CIA's conclusions of Russian
interference "ridiculous." We'll have more on the possibility of Russian
interference in the election with Democratic California elector
Christine Pelosi, the lead author of the letter to Intelligence Director
James Clapper.


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