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The Senate Intelligence Committee will conduct a bipartisan investigation into Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 election, including any links with associates of Donald Trump’s campaign.

“As part of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s oversight responsibilities we believe that it is critical to have a full understanding of the scope of Russian intelligence activities impacting the United States,” said Chairman Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican, and Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat, in a joint statement late Friday.

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