FBI nominee rejects Trump claim: Russia probe no witch hunt
Thursday, July 13, 2017
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI broke with the president in key areas Wednesday, rejecting the idea an investigation into possible coordination between Russia and the Trump election campaign is a "witch hunt" and promising not to cave to pressure from a White House that has challenged boundaries with the nation's top law-enforcement agency.
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