The CIA, the FBI and the Director of National Intelligence now agree that Russia engaged in aggressive covert action to affect the presidential election and hoped to achieve the election of Donald Trump as president and commander in chief by doing so. Every Republican elector should join the large and growing number of electors who have called for a full intelligence briefing about the extent and purpose of Russian attacks on American democracy, Russia’s interference in the recently concluded presidential campaign and Russia’s desire to elect Trump on Election Day. A large and growing number of Electoral College electors have already called on Obama administration intelligence officials to provide them with an intelligence briefing about the Russian role in the election. However, it is inexcusable that most GOP electors have not joined them. GOP electors should be asked by the media and voters in their states: Do you care if the Russians engaged in espionage for the purpose of electing Trump?
How can you not care if Russia engaged in and comprehensive and aggressive espionage to undermine the integrity of the election and elect Russia’s favorite candidate?
Do you not believe it is important for electors to know, before deciding who should be our president and commander in chief, whether Russia attempted to influence, and succeeded in influencing, the election of America’s next leader?
It is a profound moment in American political history that now the FBI and the Director of National Intelligence have joined the CIA in concluding that the purpose of this Russian covert action was to elect Trump as president.
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