Top Senate Intelligence Committee officials warned future political candidates that Russia will likely continue to interfere in our electoral process.
Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Richard Burr (R-NC) delivered their remarks to reporters on Wednesday in a rare press conference. Their Intelligence Committee investigation is one of three probes. The others are led by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller and the House Intelligence Committee.
According to NY Time’s reporting, senate investigators have examined 100,000 documents turned over to them from the Trump campaign and intelligence agencies.
Russian Threat Looms Over Future Elections
The Senators’ words were clear. They reaffirmed that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 race, and that they have every reason to believe they will try it again.
“The Russian intelligence service is determined — clever — and I recommend that every campaign and every election official take this very seriously,” said Senator Burr.
State Electoral Systems Targeted by Russia
This warning comes on the heels of recent headlines that Russia did in fact individually target voting systems and databases in at least 21 states. The Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC), notably, was the target of an August 2016 attack from Russia. Hackers were able to place malicious banner ads on WEC computers. This particular attempt was unsuccessful.
