Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Politico.com


On Government Reform: 2016: Russia's goal was distrust of election institutions

The House's Russia investigation [disagrees with key aspects of] the intelligence community's findings, enshrined in its January 2017 assessment that Russia and Putin "developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump."

Some Republicans on the House's Russia investigation panel agreed that the evidence failed to support the intel agencies' conclusions. "It is my belief that Russia's intent was to influence our elections by having the American people distrust the institutions that serve them," said Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) in a statement, when asked whether she supported the report's conclusions. "However, I do not believe this interference swayed the electorate to vote for one candidate or another. "

Source: Politico.com on Russia investigation & impeachment of Trump Mar 13, 2018

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