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I call the hearing to order. Today the committee convenes its seventh open hearing of 2017 to examine russias interference in the 2016 u. S. Elections. In the 12th open hearing this year, to date our open hearings have largely focused on the domestic impact of russias activities. Todays witnesses, however, will highlight for the committee and for the American People russias interference in the european elections. We hope to gain additional understanding of russian efforts to undermine Democratic Institutions, worldwide as the committee continues its inquiry. The Intelligence Committee assessed in january that moscow will apply Lessons Learned from its campaign aimed at the United States president ial election to further influence efforts worldwide. It further assessed that russia has sought to influence elections across europe. Director of National Intelligence coats echoed those words as recently as may when he testified before the senate that russias seeking to influence elections in
Foreign hackers constantly target u. S. Companies in such ways in order to get every piece of competitive intelligence information they can. We simply cannot allow this to continue to happen. In response to this growing threat in our 2011 annual report, the u. S. Intellectual property coordinator called upon congress to increase the penalties for economic espionage and this bill is consistent with that recommendation. I would like to commend the members of both sides of the aisle for their work on this bill, particularly the gentleman from texas, the chair of the committee, mr. Smith, the Ranking Member, the gentleman from michigan, mr. Conyers, the incoming chair of the Judiciary Committee, my colleague from virginia, mr. Goodlatte and the gentleman from north carolina, mr. Watt, who worked diligently on this bill and i recognize the leadership of senator lay high and i leahy. And i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time.
Achieve denuclearization. Hallie jackson joins us live from the white house. How did this come about . Reporter quickly and as a surprise to a lot of folks even inside the west wing. Let me take you into the evening. The policy implications are real. As you mentioned we have now learned that the white house, the president has accepted the invitation to meet kim jongun. We expect to know more in the next couple of minutes. We could talk more perhaps later in the hour with new details from the white house. We will be bringing that to you when it happens. Let me start sort of where the picture picked up. President trump in the Briefing Room about half a shoulder and half a head to say there is going to be a big announcement. I have never seen the president come out of the Briefing Room door like that. He wanted to talk and share information with the reporters. That set off roughly a 90 minute scramble to figure out who would be president this briefing by the south korean security adviser.
Reporter quickly and as a surprise to a lot of folks even inside the west wing. Let me take you into the evening. The policy implications are real. As you mentioned we have now learned that the white house, the president has accepted the invitation to meet kim jongun. We expect to know more in the next couple of minutes. We could talk more perhaps later in the hour with new details from the white house. We will be bringing that to you when it happens. Let me start sort of where the picture picked up. President trump in the Briefing Room about half a shoulder and half a head to say there is going to be a big announcement. I have never seen the president come out of the Briefing Room door like that. He wanted to talk and share information with the reporters. That set off roughly a 90 minute scramble to figure out who would be president this briefing by the south korean security adviser. Presumably they knew what would be said. Nbc news confirmed there was a letter that kim jongun wrote t