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Post by bot on Feb 26, 2017 21:24:14 GMT -5
Hoyer Statement on Reports That the Trump Administration Sought to Pressure the FBI to Make Public Statements on a Pending Investigation
WASHINGTON DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration sought to pressure the FBI to make public statements to minimize an investigation into the Administration's ties to Russia:
"Reports that the Trump White House sought to pressure the FBI into making a public statement to minimize an investigation into the President's possible connections - and that of his campaign last year - with Russia and Russian intelligence officials ought to alarm every American, regardless of party or ideology. Such activities undermine the rule of law and may have been illegal. These reports underscore the need for an independent investigative commission to examine not only this Administration's perplexing ties to Vladimir Putin's Russia but also any efforts to cover them up or minimize to the public the extent to which federal law enforcement agencies may be looking into them. This must be a bipartisan effort, and I urge House Republicans to work with Democrats to establish such a commission."
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