President Trump is appealing directly to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in his push for Congress to more aggressively investigate the origins of the 2016 Russia investigation
“Time is running out. Get tough and move quickly, or it will be too late. The Dems are vicious, but got caught,” added Trump, who has asserted without evidence that Obama acted improperly. “They MUST pay a big price for what they have done to our Country. Don’t let them get away with this!”A spokesman for McConnell did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
McConnell has been cautious when it comes to investigating the origins of the Russia investigation. Most Republicans have declined to embrace Trump’s posture, instead deferring to U.S. Attorney John Durham, who was tapped by Attorney General William Barr to look into the origins of the probe with a particular focus on the counterintelligence aspects.
In an interview Thursday on Fox News, for example, McConnell said the public deserves to know more about the initial investigation into Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in 2017 but saw his criminal case dropped by the Justice Department earlier this month. But, like Graham, McConnell declined to endorse an effort to call Obama before the Senate, deferring to the Judiciary Committee chairman.
Graham has said his panel will start holding hearings next month on the Flynn case, which has become a rallying cry for Trump and his allies as they allege that the president and his associates were unfairly targeted by the previous administration. The hearings will also center on the alleged abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act which were documented by the Justice Department’s inspector general last year, Graham said.
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