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Top U.S. Senator Suggests Empowering Trump Officials Who Are Tough On Russia 

WASHINGTON -- A top U.S. senator has suggested lawmakers should empower officials in Donald Trump’s administration whose views on Russia diverge sharply from those voiced by the president.

The statement by Bob Corker (Republican-Tennessee) during a February 9 hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which he chairs, comes amid mounting bipartisan concern in Congress that Trump could soften Washington’s approach toward Moscow and President Vladimir Putin.

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