Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

Trump-Russia Needs the Scrutiny of a Special Prosecutor

It's also time for a Senate Select Committee with a sufficient budget and independent-minded Republicans.

These ties needs a full investigation no matter what.

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With two more revelations -- that Attorney General Jeff Sessions, contrary to his testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, met with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak twice during the campaign, and that U.S. allies were aware of meetings between Russians and Donald Trump associates in Europe -- the continuing Russia-Trump scandal has outgrown the current investigations.

It's time for more. Here's what I think should happen -- and how to get there despite unified Republican control.