Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice. Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself and Senators Warner, Heinrich, and Harris. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senator Blumenthal and Senators Warner, Heinrich, and Harris reads as follows: Before the break, the President's Counsel stated that accepting ``mere information'' from a foreign source is not something that would violate campaign finance law, and that it is not campaign interference to accept ``credible information'' from a foreign source about someone who is running for office. Under this view, acceptance of the kinds of propaganda disseminated by Russia in 2016--on Facebook and other social media platforms, using bots, fake accounts and other techniques to spread disinformation--would be perfectly legal and appropriate. Isn't it true that accepting such a thing of value is, in fact, a violation of law? And isn't it true that it is one of the highest priorities of our Intelligence Community, including the CIA, NSA, DNI, and FBI, to do everything possible to prevent such foreign interference or intervention in our elections? Mr. Manager SCHIFF. It is, without question, among the very highest priorities of our intelligence agencies and our law enforcement to prevent foreign interference in our election of the type and character that we saw in 2016.…”