Trump’s intelligence disclosure, Russia dog Treasury nominees

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President Trump’s newly reported disclosure of sensitive intelligence information to Russian officials created problems for several of his nominees Tuesday, leading Democrats to ask them tough questions about the incident and the investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia in a confirmation hearing.

Trump’s picks for anti-terrorism posts at the Treasury faced an awkward situation as they tried to answer questions about whether Trump’s revelation of classified information hurt the country.

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