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Question Still 'Open' About U.S. Collusion With Russian Influence Campaign

The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said his panel has much more work to do before it can assess whether anyone colluded with Russia's attack on the election.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C. (right), and committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., hold a news conference on the status of the committee's inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. / Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

Updated at 2:57 p.m. ET

The question remains "open" as to whether any Americans colluded with the Russian influence-mongers who interfered with the 2016 presidential election, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Wednesday.

North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr said that after 250 hours' worth of interviews and 100,000 documents — including campaign materials and highly secret intelligence reports — the Intelligence Committee doesn't have an interim conclusion. It

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