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Backlash as US govt opens criminal probe into Russia investigation


Trump’s Republican allies have sought to drown his impeachment probe with counter inquiries. (Reuters pic)WASHINGTON: Democrats accused President Donald Trump on Friday of using the US Justice Department as a political tool after it opened a criminal probe into its own handling of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
News of the inquiry, which implied wrongdoing by justice officials in the previous administration of Barack Obama, leaked late Thursday as the White House struggled to push back against a Democratic-led impeachment investigation targeting the Republican president.
The inquiry could further muddy the political waters in Washington, raising questions about …read more

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