Rep. Leonard Lance speaks to the media after a town hall event at a community college in Branchburg, N.J., on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (Reuters/Dominick Reuter)BRANCHBURG, N.J.— Rep. Leonard Lance (R-N.J.) faced a record crowd at a town hall meeting Wednesday night where audience members pressed him to urge President Trump to release his tax returns and investigate Russia’s interference in U.S. elections. He’s a public individual!”Four of 15 questions — a surprising number, Lance said — touched on Russian interference in U.S. elections and hacking. Lance also has taken issue with the costs of protecting the president during visits to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, which is in Lance’s district. (Reuters/Dominick Reuter)Wednesday’s event, which was Lance’s 41st in-person town hall, lasted 90 minutes.

Source: Washington Post February 23, 2017 04:06 UTC