Russia probes kick into high gear

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Russia probes kick into high gear

Three congressional committees are pursuing investigations, and high-ranking Trump associates are expected to testify soon.

By AUSTIN WRIGHT and ALI WATKINS

09/04/2017 07:35 AM EDT


The congressional Russia investigations are entering a new and more serious phase as lawmakers return from the August recess amid fresh revelations about contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia.

In the coming weeks, both intelligence committees are expected to conduct closed-door interviews with high-ranking members of the Trump campaign, and potential witnesses could include Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort and Donald Trump Jr.

The two panels are also looking at possibly holding public hearings this fall.

In addition, Trump Jr. is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is conducting its own parallel investigation into President Donald Trump and his associates’ alleged ties to Moscow.

The return of the congressional Russia probes also means the return of a phenomenon that has reportedly enraged Trump and caused him to lash out at GOP leaders: constant headlines about the latest incremental developments in these sprawling and unwieldy investigations.

There will be the daily, sometimes hourly, leaks about new witnesses, new lines of inquiry. There will be ominous cable news footage of lawmakers and witnesses disappearing into classified briefing rooms. And there will be grandstanding and bickering among members of Congress in both parties, many of them trying to capitalize on the Russia investigations to further their own political ambitions.

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[BigmanPigman]

1. Everyone needs to call the GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee

and demand they release the transcripts from the Fusion GPS testimony revealing all of the info related to the Steele Dossier. Hatch and Grassly already said they would. We must hold them accountable.