Cybersecurity
House Russia Probe Hobbled by Sharp Divide on Intelligence Panel
- Lawmakers can’t agree on mission or scope of investigation
- Nunes stepped aside from probe but still signing subpoenas
The Kremlin buildings sit on Red Square
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The House Intelligence Committee is supposed to be investigating Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election. But the panel is so riven by partisan mistrust that its members can’t agree on the probe’s mission, its scope or even when to interview key witnesses.
The House panel has yet to depose a single witness. Its Senate counterpart, by contrast, already has interviewed more than 30 people.