Cybersecurity
With FBI in Turmoil, Senate's Russia Probe Could Wither
- Intelligence panel chief says inquiry was already ‘difficult’
- Democrats want Comey to tell Congress status of FBI inquiry
Trump's Comey Firing Becomes a Question of Timing
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The most prominent congressional investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. election -- and possible ties to President Donald Trump’s campaign -- faces its toughest test yet after Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, a Republican, and Vice Chairman Mark Warner, a Democrat, have sought to present a bipartisan front in the high-pressure probe, and both have said Comey’s FBI was cooperating by providing information to the panel. Now they must start a new relationship with acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, and later with a new director nominated by Trump and confirmed by the Senate.