The Senate Intelligence Committee throws its support behind allegations that Russia meddled in the US 2016 election, which yielded President Donald Trump.
The top panel called Wednesday for a “more aggressive, whole-of-government approach” towards an ongoing investigation into alleged ties between Trump’s associates and Moscow during the 2016 campaign and transition.
An investigation has been launched to find out whether the Russian government coordinated with Trump’s aides after the intelligence community’s conclusion that the Kremlin helped with the New York billionaire’s campaign effort ahead of winning the White House, an allegation dismissed both by Moscow and the president.
“There is consensus among members and staff that we trust the conclusions of the ICA [intelligence community assessment],” said the committee’s chairman, North Carolina Republican Senator Richard Burr. “But we don’t close our consideration of…