US President Donald Trump's demand on Russia probe rejected

Washington: Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has rejected US President Donald Trump's demand that his predecessor, Barack Obama, should be called to testify before Congress on the origins of the investigation into Russian election meddling. "I think it'd be a bad precedent to compel a former President to come before the Congress," Graham, a close ally of Trump, told reporters on Thursday in Capitol Hill. "That would open up a can of worms and for a variety of reasons I don't think that's a good idea." But Graham, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that the panel will start hearings in June on the FBI's investigation into alleged Russian election interference and Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, reports Xinhua news agency. (IANS)

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