Trump Pressed Top Republicans to End Senate Russia Inquiry Image Senator Richard Burr, Republican of North Carolina, is chairman of the Intelligence Committee, which is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. “It was something along the lines of, ‘I hope you can conclude this as quickly as possible,’” Mr. Burr said. During this time, Mr. Trump made several calls to senators without senior staff present, according to one West Wing official. According to senators and other Republicans familiar with the conversations, Mr. Trump would begin the talks on a different topic but eventually drift toward the Russia investigation. Another Republican senator said Mr. Trump had not urged him to help bring the Russia inquiry to a halt.

Source: New York Times December 01, 2017 01:41 UTC