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“INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO RUSSIAN MEDDLING IN U.S. ELECTION” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H4395 on May 22, 2017.
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INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO RUSSIAN MEDDLING IN U.S. ELECTION
(Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that a special prosecutor has been named to conduct an independent investigation into Russia's meddling in our 2016 election and any connections between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Appointing Robert Mueller is a step in the right direction, but he must be able to operate independently, without interference from the White House, without interference, even, from the Justice Department or any other administration officials.
We must also keep in mind that this particular investigation will be limited in its scope in the sense that it will be looking only at counterintelligence issues and only at potential criminality arising out of the investigation. What it won't do is give us that bigger picture, give the American people the sense of the connection that may have occurred between the campaign of Donald Trump and the Russians.
In order to get to that, in order to restore faith and confidence in our democracy and our national security, we need an independent commission to look at that bigger picture and let Congress deal with the big questions that the American people sent us here to address. That is the direction we must take.
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