Republicans say doubling down on investigating Hillary Clinton is a smart strategy in the coming months as the cloud from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation looms over the White House.

Even though Clinton does not hold public office anymore, they say she remains the one person who can rally the Republican base and unify a splintered party constantly bickering with itself.
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Adam Parkhomenko, a longtime Clinton ally who helped found the super PAC Ready for Hillary, called it a sign of desperation, particularly on the heels of this week’s news that former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia.

The news brings Trump ever closer to Clinton World’s assertion that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia. - The Hill