'You welcomed Russian help in 2016, tried to coerce Ukraine's help in 2019, and won't protect our elections in 2020,' the California congressman tweeted.
Schiff's remarks about the"fired" intel chief is in reference to Trump's move to oust acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maquire. U.S. ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell is anticipated to step into the role temporarily until a permanent replacement is found.reached out to the White House for comment but did not receive a response in time for publication.
"I don't care, frankly, who [Russian President Vladimir] Putin wants to be president," Sanders said in a statement."My message to Putin is clear: Stay out of American elections, and as president I will make sure that you do." He added:"In 2016, Russia used Internet propaganda to sow division in our country, and my understanding is that they are doing it again in 2020. Some of the ugly stuff on the Internet attributed to our campaign may well not be coming from real supporters."
Although the report also claimed that a senior intelligence official told lawmakers in a briefing last week that Russia wanted Trump to be reelected, the president called the report"disinformation" while speaking to supporters during a rally in Nevada on Friday.Sanders confirmed Friday that the briefing occurred"about a month ago," but asserted that he kept it private"because I go to many intelligence briefings which I don't reveal to the public.
House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff departs the Senate chamber at the U.S. Capitol after the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump concluded on February 5, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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