I just hope that you will hold onto the commitment that you made today, because it's not going to be easy.
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Will you commit to giving the Commander in Chief, the President, unpleasant news that may be inconsistent with his policy preferences, based upon the best intelligence that the CIA can develop?
The irony of your making that statement here I cannot avoid.
We have talked a lot about the Russians' attempt to mold public opinion for our campaign
The IC's conclusion that the Russians sought to assist President-elect Trump's campaign depend upon an assessment... that the Russians covertly collected information from primarily Democratic sources.
I do think that it's important that we understand more fully the extent of Russian intrusions into the electoral process to try to shape public opinion.
I am pleased to join Senator Shelby in presenting my friend and colleague, Senator Jeff Sessions.
It also makes it too easy for the rest of society--meaning Presidents and Congresses--to talk about wars and deployment of troops if there's no widespread of--element of sacrifice.
I think that is--and he said, 'That's a dangerous situation, because we don't want our military separated from the society.'
That is why I think public hearings like this and the public discussion of this issue is so important.
I said, so what do you do? How do you defend yourself?
What we saw in this country this fall...was an example of a Russian strategy that has been playing out in Europe.
You have stated here you have high confidence in those conclusions that the Russians were behind it, that it was intended to interfere with our elections, and that approval went to the highest levels of the Russian Government.
I think it is important to put some context around some of these discussions.
I think that is important, and I note that the republic is serious about preventing terrorism not only in their country but in the rest of the European Union.
It is critical, I think, to the continued blooming of democracy in that country.