On Thursday, the White House made a show of force. National security adviser John Bolton, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen all appeared in the White House briefing room to make one thing very clear: Russia sought to interfere in the 2016 election and they are already working to do so again in 2018.
"Russia attempted to interfere in the last election and continues to engage in malign operations to this very day," Wray said.
"Our democracy itself is in the crosshairs," Nielsen said.
"We continue to see a pervasive messaging campaign by Russia to try to weaken and divide the United States," Coats said.
Russia's active interference campaign in 2016 -- a fact that the intelligence committee unanimously concluded last year -- has triggered a heightened awareness and vigilance across the US government for foreign threats to our democracy. Case closed!
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