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Midge,</p>
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Last night, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed a special counsel to investigate the Trump Administration’s ties with Russia.</p>
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This is an important step, and it happened in large part because you joined me in speaking up and demanding an independent investigation.</p>
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But while a special counsel is necessary to uncover the full extent of the Trump administration’s relationship with Russia and prosecute any crimes that may have been committed, it will not address the broader questions around Russia’s cyberattacks and interference in the 2016 election.</p>
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<a title="http://action.dickdurbin.com/page/s/special-counsel?source=em170518-russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://action.dickdurbin.com/page/m/45ff4b29/42a21591/7186e323/135ce0c5/3462398892/VEsH/"><strong>For that, we need a nonpartisan independent commission. Add your name to mine now to tell Republican leaders that, in addition to a special counsel, it’s time to form an independent commission.</strong></a><br></p>
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With allies questioning the stability of the Administration and whether to even share intelligence with the U.S. government, the situation is unraveling rapidly.</p>
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An independent commission should be looking into Trump’s Russian connections, and it’s up to all of us to ensure that this issue stays front and center until we have solutions to prevent future foreign interference in our democracy.</p>
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Thank you for all you’ve done to demand answers so far. Now, let’s keep pressing forward until we have the full account the American people deserve.</p>
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