GOP Refuses to Ask Twitter for Private Messages in Russia Probe

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Twitter could be key to unraveling some of the mysteries surrounding the Trump-Russia nexus. If only Devin Nunes and company would look.

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Published Feb. 21 2018 8:00PM EST

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Republicans on the House intelligence committee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election have refused Democratic entreaties to subpoena Twitter for direct messages of Donald Trump associates, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell The Daily Beast.

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GOP Refuses to Ask Twitter for Private Messages in Russia Probe

Twitter could be key to unraveling some of the mysteries surrounding the Trump-Russia nexus. If only Devin Nunes and company would look.

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