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Sunday, December 11, 2016
McCain: Senate to probe if Russia meddled in elections
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSenator John McCain says the Senate Armed Services Committee will go to work “immediately” to investigate allegations that hackers directed by Russia tried to interfere in the US presidential election.
The Arizona Republican tells CBS’s “Face The Nation” Sunday that the effort will be led by GOP Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and a Democratic co-chair.
McCain also says ultimately he’d like the Senate to create a special committee to investigate the allegations.
Such “select” committees take time to set up.
President-elect Donald Trump has dismissed the CIA’s conclusion that Russia tried to drive his victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton.
McCain calls Russian leader Vladimir Putin “a thug, and a murderer, and a killer, and a KGB agent.”
— AP
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