Schumer: Dems demand independent probe of Flynn

Published February 13, 2017 11:34pm ET



Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats are demanding an independent investigation into White House national security adviser Mike Flynn’s conversations with Russia’s ambassador and whether he discussed the possibility of lifting U.S. sanctions on Moscow before President Trump took office.

“We asked for and demand an independent investigation of what Flynn discussed with the Russian ambassador and we’ll be saying more about that soon,” the New York Democrat said.

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