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Trump Furor Over Russia Probe Could Blunt Bipartisan Push to Punish Assad

By John T. Bennett and D.A. Banks

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Just one week ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to pull all U.S. troops out of Syria. But after another apparent chemical attack, Trump appears to be weighing a military strike — and lawmakers are worried the president is feeling the pressure from the expanding probe on Russia collusion.

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