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Jeh Johnson: In 2016, the Russian government at the direction of Vladimir Putin himself orchestrated cyber-attacks on our nation for…

On the recordJune 20, 2017
In 2016, the Russian government at the direction of Vladimir Putin himself orchestrated cyber-attacks on our nation for the purpose of influencing our election. That is a fact, plain and simple.
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Jeh Johnson
Democratic · New York

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Jeh Johnson asserts that Russia, under Putin's direction, conducted cyber-attacks to influence the U.S. election.

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