McConnell stands firm: No select committee needed to investigate Russian meddling
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a new interview that no select committee is needed to look into the Russian meddling in the US. presidential election.
McConnell in an interview that aired Monday with Kentucky Educational Television described Russian hacking as a “serious issue,” according to The Washington Examiner.
But it “doesn’t require” a special committee, he added.
{mosads}”We have a Senate Intelligence Committee and a House Intelligence Committee, run by knowledgeable, responsible people,” McConnell said.
“There’s no question that the Russians were messing around in our election. It is a matter of genuine concern and it needs to be investigated.”
“In the Senate, we’re gonna investigate that in what we call regular order,” he said.
The Kentucky Republican said he thinks the Senate Intelligence Committee is “fully capable of handling this.”
Some lawmakers are pushing for a select committee investigation into Moscow’s meddling. They have been careful to cast calls for the probe as nonpartisan and focused on national security.
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