Congressional Republicans awoke on Tuesday to rising pressure from Democrats over the resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn, whose pre-inauguration communications with Russia have fueled new scrutiny into the Trump administration’s relationship with Moscow.Flynn’s quick fall comes as no less than four congressional committees begin looking into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Revelations that Flynn had misled the public — and even Vice President Mike Pence — about his conversations with Russian officials have left Republicans with no clear message to answer Democrats’ renewed calls for an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate Russia’s disruptive activity, including its talks …read more
Source: POLITICO – U.S. Edition
