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As White House roils over Trump investigation, Republicans in Congress try to ignore the chaos

WASHINGTON - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg took the stand at a Capitol Hill hearing Tuesday afternoon to an almost audible reaction from Republican members of Congress: Finally, someone else's turn in the hot seat.

On Tuesday the usual strategy by congressional Republicans in dealing with President Donald Trump - lobby privately, support publicly, criticize rarely - was tested again by the president's angry denunciations Monday night, after federal agents seized documents from his attorney's Manhattan office.

Throughout the morning and early afternoon, Democrats loudly demanded that Republicans publicly support legislation protecting special counsel Robert S.

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