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the senator from maryland. senator, good to see you. thank you for joining us. what do you make of that quite unexpected news conference today? it did seem like full court press, agreeing with the fact there was interference, there is interference, and i wasn t as confident that we know exactly what we re supposed to do about it, but it seemed like everybody in that room seemed to agree this is something we have to deal with. first, it s good to be with you. you re exactly right, it was very clear that russia interfered in our 2016 elections and it was acknowledged that it was mr. putin, the russian government, that was behind that. they acknowledged that this campaign is continuing both in trying to influence how voters vote as well as we are concerned that they may even go into our election apparatus. no evidence that they re doing that yet, but they are certainly exploring that. that was very clear. and th
Garrett-haakeIssueSecurityWhite-houseColleaguesPointsMuscleStagePresidentBriefingContrastSomeWe will work in conjunction with other elements of our government to ensure we bring the full power of our nation to bear on any foreign power that attempts to interfere in our democratic processes. that s strong. that s the message you want to hear from everyone. i m not sure that what we need is what paul nakasone s forces are capable of doing. but that s a government official, happened to be in uniform, saying i m ready, i know what i need to go after, i m going to keep you safe. that wasn t even as certain as dni dan coats could get. and that is a great message. we re playing a zero sum game with russia. why would they stop doing it? they have met no counterpunch, they re going to keep doing it. if the nsa goes and does an offensive cyber operation, who does that inflict casualties on inside the u.s. cyberspace system. i don t mean literal casualties, but cyber infrastructure.
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