This was the Trojan Horse, 2016. 2016, I, as Secretary of Homeland Security, was very focused on potential cyber attacks on election infrastructure. And just before I left office, I declared the election infrastructure to be critical infrastructure. The Trojan Horse was the extent to which the Russian government invaded our American conversation.
Jeh Johnson discusses the impact of Russian interference in the 2016 election and the misconception about cyber attacks on election infrastructure.
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the designation makes it clear, both domestically and internationally, that election infrastructure enjoys all the benefits and protections of critical infrastructure that the United States Government has to offer.
the courts have gotten way to involved and what traditionally has been an area where the courts defer to the political branches of government to the point where our policy is muddled and confusing
I thought it was notable that he called out MAGA Republicans for not telling the truth, for not respecting the constitution, for not respecting the rule of law, and for not respecting the will of the people.
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