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This week in the Trump-Russia investigation — Republicans sour on Mueller, Rosenstein testifies, and the White House chimes in on anti-Trump texts
A chorus of Republicans continued to question the the credibility of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe this week.
Here's everything you need to know about the Trump Russia investigation from this week:
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- On Tuesday, the DOJ gave some reporters access to text messages sent by Strzok and Page while they were still on Mueller's team. It is believed the DOJ wanted to release the information in time for crucial testimony by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. On Friday, the department
- : The hearing was a pre-scheduled hearing as part of the committee's normal oversight functions, and Republicans took the opportunity to grill Rosenstein on the behavior of Mueller's former agents and whether he believed it tainted the investigation. Ohio Republican Steve Chabot asked:
- "How can, with a straight face, can you say that this group of Democrat partisans are unbiased and will give President Trump a fair shake?"
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- : Reps. Elijah Cummings and Jerry Nadler want to know whether firms such as Cambridge Analytica and Giles-Parscale received "information from a foreign government or foreign actor" during the 2016 election.
- : Their message, based on undisclosed classified information, emphasized how the Kremlin identifies and manipulates local actors to influence its foreign policy goals. The former US officials say the evidence is overwhelming that Russia did this during the 2016 campaign.
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