Headline RoundupAugust 5th, 2020

Sally Yates Clashes with Republicans In Hearing On Russia Probe

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On Wednesday, former acting Attorney General Sally Yates testified remotely before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senate Republicans questioned Yates about the Obama administration's counterintelligence investigation into potential Russian interference with the 2016 Trump campaign and transition team. During the testimony, Yates criticized the Justice Department's decision to dismiss former national security adviser Michael Flynn's charges, calling it "highly irregular"; Yates also admitted that former FBI director James Comey pursued the Flynn investigation without her knowledge, and said that, knowing what she knows now, she would not have signed the FISA warrant authorizing surveillance on Trump campaign associate Carter Page based on the Steele dossier. Ahead of the hearing, President Donald Trump tweeted out a message criticizing Yates. The news was covered thoroughly across right-rated media. Coverage from many right-rated news outlets painted Yates in a negative light, with some voices accusing her of trying to minimize her role in the investigations. The hearing received less prominent attention from center- and left-rated outlets.

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