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News Wrap: Watchdog says Kellyanne Conway violated Hatch Act

President Trump played down concerns about Russian meddling in the midterm elections.

03/06/2018

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News Wrap: Watchdog says Kellyanne Conway violated Hatch Act

Clip: 3/6/2018 | 3m 43sVideo has Closed Captions

President Trump played down concerns about Russian meddling in the midterm elections.

In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal watchdog office says White House Senior Adviser Kellyanne Conway illegally tried to influence last year's Senate race in Alabama by advocating for Alabama Republican Roy Moore in TV appearances. Also, President Trump played down concerns about Russian meddling in the midterm elections, saying, “We’ll counteract whatever they do.”

03/06/2018

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