Senate Dems Demand That Ted Cruz Hold Hearings On Trump's Russia Comments

Senate Democrats are urging Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) to hold hearings on comments made by Donald Trump urging Russia to hack into Hillary Clinton's email.

Judiciary Committee members Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) sent Cruz a letter Tuesday calling for an "oversight hearing to determine whether existing federal criminal statutes and federal court jurisdiction sufficiently address conduct related to foreign entities that could undermine our elections."

Cruz chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts....
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