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Republicans vindicate Trump, McCabe is fired, and a key witness bluffs — here's the latest from a wild week in the Russia investigation

The Trump administration made its boldest move yet against Russia this week against the backdrop of Robert Mueller's continuing Russia investigation.

The Trump administration made its boldest move against Russia this week as the diplomatic row between the UK and Moscow deepened following the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, a Russian dissident living in Britain, and his daughter, both of whom fell victim to a chemical weapon attack on March 4.

The US, UK, France, and Germany accused Russia of orchestrating the attack, which the Kremlin denies.

On Thursday, the US implemented sanctions against 19 Russian nationals and five Russian entities, a move that was widely seen as an expression of solidarity with the UK in light of Skripal's poisoning. The sanctions specifically targeted Russians indicted last month as part of the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's election meddling.

Then on Friday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired deputy director of the FBI, Andrew McCabe, two days before he was set to formally retire from the bureau on Sunday.

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Here's what else you may have missed this week in the Russia investigation:

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Sonam Sheth contributed reporting.

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