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" Donald Trump is pushing back hard against explosive allegations that Russia meddled in the presidential election in order to help him win.
But the president-elect’s counter-offensive has been undercut by other Republicans who are calling for a congressional investigation into the matter.
Those calls are coming loudest from Sens. John McCain (Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (S.C.), but other members of the GOP are also expressing support for a probe of some kind.
In doing so, they have complicated Trump’s assertion that the allegations are politicized and “ridiculous,” as he said during an interview with “Fox News Sunday.” The president-elect added that, “I think the Democrats are putting it out because they suffered one of the greatest defeats in the history of politics in this country.”
Broader doubts are now being raised as to how tenable it is for Trump and his aides to stick with their defiant strategy.
The election controversy is also putting a new spotlight on ties between Russia and Team Trump more generally, including his nominee for secretary of State, Rex Tillerson.
In his current role as CEO of Exxon Mobil, Tillerson has had extensive dealings with Russian president Vladimir Putin, who in 2013 awarded him an honor, the Order of Friendship. "
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/310086-trumps-russia-problem-deepens
But the president-elect’s counter-offensive has been undercut by other Republicans who are calling for a congressional investigation into the matter.
Those calls are coming loudest from Sens. John McCain (Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (S.C.), but other members of the GOP are also expressing support for a probe of some kind.
In doing so, they have complicated Trump’s assertion that the allegations are politicized and “ridiculous,” as he said during an interview with “Fox News Sunday.” The president-elect added that, “I think the Democrats are putting it out because they suffered one of the greatest defeats in the history of politics in this country.”
Broader doubts are now being raised as to how tenable it is for Trump and his aides to stick with their defiant strategy.
The election controversy is also putting a new spotlight on ties between Russia and Team Trump more generally, including his nominee for secretary of State, Rex Tillerson.
In his current role as CEO of Exxon Mobil, Tillerson has had extensive dealings with Russian president Vladimir Putin, who in 2013 awarded him an honor, the Order of Friendship. "
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/310086-trumps-russia-problem-deepens
