Tillerson also wouldn't bite when Rubio, a former opponent of President-elect Donald Trump during the Republican presidential primary, tried to get Tillerson to say Putin murdered political foes. Still, Tillerson took a noticeably harder line toward Putin and Russia than Trump has done during the transition period and prior to it. “We must also be clear-eyed about our relationship with Russia,” Tillerson said. Senators grilled Tillerson amid swirling questions about alleged meddling in U.S. politics by the Kremlin and Tillerson’s own business ties to Russia. Tillerson told Kaine that Kaine would need to ask current executives, to which Kaine asked if Tillerson lacked "the knowledge to answer my question or are you refusing to answer my question?"

Source: Fox News January 11, 2017 14:25 UTC