Political Quotes

“as we all know, in this country, in 2016, the Russian Government weighed a covert, multifaceted criminal campaign to interfere in our elections. We now know it was intended to help then-Candidate Donald Trump win the Presidency. We don't know the full impact of Russia's interference, but it is beyond debate that it happened. Russia, as we now found out, used inflammatory propaganda--it actually was fake news--attempting to suppress Democratic turnout and boost support for Donald Trump. They also stole communications belonging to the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton campaign, which were then strategically released to maximize their impact. They were released at times when they could counter negative news stories about Donald Trump. Just last week, 12 Russian intelligence officers were charged with hacking campaign officials' emails and State election boards. In just over a year--in what may rank as the most productive special counsel investigation in our Nation's history--32 people and 3 companies have been charged or pled guilty as part of the Russian investigation. We likely will not know the full extent of Russia's interference until the special counsel's investigation is complete. But what is clear--and this is what should concern Republicans and Democrats alike--is that our democracy, our great country, was attacked by a foreign adversary.…”