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Top Republicans and Democrats are pressing for details about allegations that Moscow aims to interfere in the midterms.
By MARTIN MATISHAK 06/24/2018 07:04 AM EDT
Robert Mueller and the nations top intelligence official say Russia is trying to interfere in the midterm elections but Republican and Democratic lawmakers say the Trump administration is keeping them in the dark about whether the U.S. is ready.
A half-dozen senior House and Senate lawmakers who spoke to POLITICO say theyre hearing only an alarming silence from the administration about what Moscows trolls and hackers are up to, less than five months before an election that could undo the Republican lock on Congress and derail President Donald Trumps agenda.
Theyre also getting conflicting messages: Mueller and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats have both asserted that Russian efforts to undermine the American political system are underway, without offering any public evidence or specifics. Meanwhile, officials from the Department of Homeland Security say they havent detected any specific Russian attacks on U.S. voting machines or databases this year.
Were getting so many mixed signals, depending on what the agency is, said Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.), who is planning to convene a summit next month with intelligence officials. It compels us to bring everybody together in the same room and try to figure out whether or not theres some stovepipe issues.
Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, expressed even more frustration.
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democrank
(11,096 posts)Next month? Geez.....why not wait until the first week of November? Is there no sense of urgency? This meeting should have been convened long ago.
Trump keeps mentioning the coming "Red Wave" like it's a certainty.I wouldn't be a bit surprised if that actually happened.
bluestarone
(16,978 posts)Meanwhile, officials from the Department of Homeland Security say they havent detected any specific Russian attacks on U.S. voting machines or databases this year. Have they even checked any machines??? I've heard NOTHING about ANY MACHINES being checked!!!! Anybody here hear anything about ANY MACHINES being checked???
spanone
(135,846 posts)angstlessk
(11,862 posts)Cheat & Steal...only way 'they' win!