From his interview this morning with Matt Lauer of the TODAY Show:
.@MLauer asks @SpeakerRyan if a special prosecutor is necessary in the Russian investigation #TODAYonthehill. https://t.co/Q0doUefgnB— TODAY (@TODAYshow) February 28, 2017
Summed up: Ryan says Congress is investigating the issue to "make sure nothing happened that shouldn't have" and that "we need to get answers." He says that will happen through Congress, and wants patience.
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TikTok said Monday night that it would pull its social video platform out of the Google and Apple app stores in Hong Kong amid a restrictive new law that went into effect last week.
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