Highlights From the House Hearing on Russian Interference in the U.S. Election
By SCOTT SHANE
WASHINGTON The House Intelligence Committee usually meets behind closed doors to talk about secrets. But on Monday it made an exception, noting the intense public interest in its topic: the interference by Russian intelligence in the American election. The hearing shed some official light on a topic that has been the subject of a great deal of media reporting and gave members of both parties a chance to score political points. Here are the highlights.
Yes, There Is a Russia-Trump Investigation
James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, confirmed early in Mondays hearing that the bureau is indeed, as has been widely reported, investigating the interference by Russian intelligence in the 2016 American presidential election including any possible collusion by aides and associates of President Trump.
WASHINGTON The House Intelligence Committee usually meets behind closed doors to talk about secrets. But on Monday it made an exception, noting the intense public interest in its topic: the interference by Russian intelligence in the American election. The hearing shed some official light on a topic that has been the subject of a great deal of media reporting and gave members of both parties a chance to score political points. Here are the highlights.
Yes, There Is a Russia-Trump Investigation
James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, confirmed early in Mondays hearing that the bureau is indeed, as has been widely reported, investigating the interference by Russian intelligence in the 2016 American presidential election including any possible collusion by aides and associates of President Trump.
