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Bennie Thompson: “Russia's meddling in the 2016 election and targeting of voting infrastructure in at least 21 States was a direct attack…”

On the recordJuly 10, 2018
Russia's meddling in the 2016 election and targeting of voting infrastructure in at least 21 States was a direct attack on our democracy.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Describes Russian interference as a significant threat to democracy.

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