Viewing Monday's display in Helsinki as a devastating manner is not exaggeration. It is not hyperbole. It is not exaggerating. Frankly, I think it is important for the Congress to adhere to its responsibilities in Article I, which indicates that all legislative powers herein are vested in this Congress. We must do our job on behalf of the American people. So let me read: ``President Trump, you first. Just now, President Putin denied having anything to do with the election interference in 2016. Every U.S. intelligence agency has concluded that Russia did. My first question for you, sir, is: Who do you believe?'' This is a reporter from the AP. ``My second question is: Would you now, with the whole world watching, tell President Putin--would you denounce what happened in 2016, and would you warn him to never do it again?'' The answer of the President of the United States: ``So let me just say that we have two thoughts. You have groups that are wondering why the FBI never took the server. Why haven't they taken the server? Why was the FBI told to leave the office of the Democratic National Committee? I've been wondering that. I've been asking that for months and months, and I've been tweeting it out and calling it out on social media. Where is the server? I want to know, where is the server, and what is the server saying? With that being said, all I can do is ask the question. ``My people came to me.…
Sheila Jackson Lee: “Viewing Monday's display in Helsinki as a devastating manner is not exaggeration. It is not hyperbole. It is not…”
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