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Blumenthal pans Donald Trump Jr.’s testimony in Senate Russia probe

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Richard Blumenthal listened to Donald Trump Jr. testify for five hours in a closed-door Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday, but says he’s not satisfied with the responses. He said the president’s eldest son “raised more questions than he answered.”
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Blumenthal backs Wray, foresees ‘a firestorm’ for FBI

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Wray, 50, told senators on the Judiciary panel that he would quit if Trump asked him to do anything illegal. He also said he did not consider special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into whether there were Russian ties to the Trump campaign “a witch hunt.” Continue Reading →

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Blumenthal: Trump request of Comey ‘obstruction of justice’

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WASHINGTON — Reacting to a report that President Donald Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey to call off the investigation of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Tuesday “We are witnessing an obstruction of justice case unfolding in real time.” Continue Reading →

Filed under: Politics, Washington, James Comey, Michael Flynn, obstruction of justice, Richard Blumenthal, special prorsecutor