Article snippet: The Senate Intelligence Committee is approaching a major decision point in its investigation into Russia's election interference where lawmakers will weigh in on whether members of MORE’s campaign colluded with Moscow. The question risks dividing a panel that has kept a bipartisan facade for nearly two years since the committee began its investigation. The final conclusion is sure to be a major flashpoint in a probe that has largely prodded along behind the scenes, as lawmakers and committee staff interview witnesses and prepare reports on their findings. The notion of potential collusion has produced fractures in Washington that have only deepened as special counsel MORE has pressed forward with his Russia investigation, which runs parallel to the congressional probes. The president’s critics have seized on revelations about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting and longtime Trump associate MORE’s links to WikiLeaks as indicators of collusion, while Trump’s defenders have accused the FBI of exhibiting bias in its decision to open the federal investigation into Russian interference. Senate Intelligence Committee leaders MORE (D-Va.) have gone to great lengths to keep their investigation bipartisan amid the rancor, in contrast to the now-defunct probe in the House. Lawmakers have seemed to break along party lines when talking about evidence of collusion, though they have chosen their words carefully. Burr has said repeatedly that he’s seen no definitive evidence of co... Link to the full article to read more