After viewing classified materials as part of the Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, Democratic Sen. Mark Warner told The New Yorker that he came away with a conclusion: The investigation "may very well be the most important thing I do in my public life.”
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Top Democratic senator on Russia investigation: 'This may very well be the most important thing I do in my public life'
Democrat Sen. Mark Warner told The New Yorker that the Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation “may very well be the most important thing I do in my public life.”
Sen. Mark Warner is working with Sen. Amy Klobuchar to set new disclosure rules for online political ads.
The Senate committee launched its inquiry after intelligence agencies determined that Russia was involved in hacking the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's campaign in an effort to aid Trump's bid for the presidency.
Fearing the Trump administration would suppress information concerning the investigation, Warner — the ranking member on the committee —
"My increasing concern is that classification now is being used much more for political security than for national security. We wanted to get that out before a new administration took place," Sen. told The New Yorker. "I can’t remember seven senators joining a declassification request."
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Last week, The New York Times reported that Trump campaign officials
Meanwhile, CNN recently reported that US intelligence officials have successfully corroborated conversations between Russian nationals cited in
The effort to launch a congressional investigation into Trump's potential ties with Russia is becoming increasingly bipartisan. Burr said last week that he will Chuck Grassley and Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein sent a letter last week demanding the FBI provide a briefing on the circumstances surrounding Flynn's resignation and transcripts of his calls with the Russian ambassador.
In an interview this week with Business Insider,
"I think it's all converging to a point where people are collectively holding their breath and we will see what is the next shoe to drop," Whitehouse said. "My personal observation is that there is very little goodwill for this man with Republicans in the Senate."
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