Senator: Comey to soon say if FBI is investigating ties between Trump campaign, Russia

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) told CNN on Tuesday that FBI Director James Comey will tell him on Wednesday whether or not the FBI is investigating ties between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia.

Whitehouse and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) are leading one of three congressional investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, and Whitehouse said that during a March 2 meeting with the senators, Comey promised to confirm if the investigation exists and if so, its scope.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.