US President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee William Barr will pledge at his confirmation hearing to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe and stress his independence from the White House, according to prepared testimony released on Monday.

Trump's Attorney General pick vows to shield Russia probe from politics

The planned meetings at Capitol Hill are expected to continue through Monday afternoon and include some lawmakers from committees before whom Zuckerberg is due to testify

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Trump's Attorney General pick vows to shield Russia probe from politics

Facebook's Zuckerberg to meet with US lawmakers Monday: Reports