TOM LLAMAS: We turn to politics now and some breaking news. A senior Trump administration official telling us Attorney General Pam Bondi is calling for a grand jury, expected to investigate Obama-era officials' handling of the Russia interference in the 2016 election. Garrett Haake joins me now live and Garrett, this would be a major step.
GARRETT HAAKE: Yes, Tom. This is a significant escalation of a probe that the president had publicly pushed for and which gained momentum after DNI Tulsi Gabbard filed criminal referrals with the Justice Department last month. Democrats have dismissed this new investigation as a distraction lacking in evidence, and it comes as the Trump administration may be looking to shift focus from disappointing economic headlines and the president's Friday firing of the official who oversees monthly job report data.
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