The Trump administration sought to block former acting attorney general Sally Yates from testifying to Congress in the House investigation of links between Russian officials and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, a position that is likely to further anger Democrats who have accused Republicans of trying to damage the inquiry, reports The Washington Post.

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