Russian probe gets jolt from Yates and Clapper Senate hearing

Hosted by Warren Olney May. 09, 2017 National

Intelligence officials have long since concluded that Russia interfered in last year's US election. After yesterday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, what more do we know about the threat to future elections and how it's being handled by the Trump Administration?

Photo: Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates testifies about potential Russian interference in the presidential election before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, May 8, 2017. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters)

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Credits

Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Andrea Brody, Evan George, Katie Cooper

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