Trump's inaction on Russian election interference is putting our democracy in jeopardy. https://t.co/VhbdiuJQQA pic.twitter.com/piLY0nVsGn
— Need To Impeach (@Need2Impeach) March 27, 2018
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Trump’s inaction on election interference is endangering the safety of our democracy. He has failed to lead an effort among the State Department and the intelligence community to take action against Russian interference.
Top intelligence officials have warned that Russia will try to interfere in our upcoming elections.
“There should be no doubt that Russia perceives its past efforts as successful and views the 2018 U.S. midterm elections as a potential target for Russian influence operations,” said Dan Coats, Director of National Intelligence.
Trump has said he is tougher on Russia than Obama, yet his administration has done nothing to protect us from Russian attacks.
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The State Department was granted $120 million to fight Russian interference but has spent nothing.
The head of America’s cyber command told lawmakers that Trump had not told him to tackle Russian election hacking head on.
Trump’s failure to act is putting our elections — and our democracy — in peril.
Russia Ties
At times Donald Trump puts the interests of Russia and Vladimir Putin above the U.S. What exactly are Trump’s ties to Russia? Why is he so keen on praising Putin, and so worried about not offending him? Who is our president really serving?