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Ex-Sec. of State Rex Tillerson Quietly Meets with House Foreign Affairs Cmte.

HeadlineMay 22, 2019

The Daily Beast is reporting former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with the leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday about his time working for the Trump administration. He reportedly discussed his tense relationship with Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner, and Russian interference in the 2016 election. According to a congressional aide, Tillerson told lawmakers Trump actively avoided confronting Russia over the issue in an effort to fortify the White House’s relationship with Moscow.

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