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Russian probe gets jolt from Yates and Clapper Senate hearing
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?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenPhoto: 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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