Earlier today, the House welcomed a new member....Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) who won a special election on May 25 to replace Ryan Zinke who resigned to become Interior Secretary. Rep. Gianforte was recently convicted of body-slamming a reporter who had asked hiim about the House-passed health care law.
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says he was "not very happy" that he learned of the Russia hack several months after the DNC and FBI had been in contact. He comments on his relationship with James Comey saying "there were glitches" working with the FBI" In addition, he states "I know of no evidence that through cyber intrusions, votes were altered or suppressed in some way,"
Representative Steve Cohen of Tennessee discusses the latest in the Russia investigation and his call for a separate investigation into Eric Trump's foundation.
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson spoke before the House Intelligence Committee on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections. He said the Russian government, at the direction of President Vladimir Putin, conducted cyberattacks to influence the presidential election. The former DHS secretary told the committee he isn't aware of any evidence that votes were altered or suppressed through cyber intrusions. In addition, he discussed his rationale for designating U.S. election systems as critical infrastructure in early January 2017.
House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-CA) spoke to reporters at the conclusion of the House Intelligence Committee hearing on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections. He outlined the steps moving forward regarding the Russia investigation and urged the White House to comply with bipartisan requests. Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson spoke separately to reporters emphasizing the importance of preventing future cyber intrusions on the election system.
Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe denied President Trump's claims that the agency was in disarray under fired FBI Director James Comey. Testifying before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce & Justice on the 2018 FBI budget request, McCabe said that Director Comey "enjoyed a deep and positive" relationship with the men and women of the FBI.
Representative Steve Cohen of Tennessee discusses the latest in the Russia investigation and his call for a separate investigation into Eric Trump's foundation.
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson spoke before the House Intelligence Committee on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections. He said the Russian government, at the direction of President Vladimir Putin, conducted cyberattacks to influence the presidential election. The former DHS secretary told the committee he isn't aware of any evidence that votes were altered or suppressed through cyber intrusions. In addition, he discussed his rationale for designating U.S. election systems as critical infrastructure in early January 2017.
House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-CA) spoke to reporters at the conclusion of the House Intelligence Committee hearing on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections. He outlined the steps moving forward regarding the Russia investigation and urged the White House to comply with bipartisan requests. Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson spoke separately to reporters emphasizing the importance of preventing future cyber intrusions on the election system.
Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe denied President Trump's claims that the agency was in disarray under fired FBI Director James Comey. Testifying before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce & Justice on the 2018 FBI budget request, McCabe said that Director Comey "enjoyed a deep and positive" relationship with the men and women of the FBI.
Federal intelligence and cybersecurity officials as well as state government and election board leaders testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee about Russian hacking and U.S. elections. Acting Homeland Security Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity Jeanette Manfra said that 21 states were targeted by Russian hacking attempts during the 2016 election cycle, but that no vote tallies were altered. Ms. Manfra and the other witnesses discussed what methods were employed in those attempts to discover vulnerabilities in U.S. election infrastructure, lessons learned for future election cycles, and recommendations for how federal and state officials could be in better communication about potential breaches and ensuring voting systems security.
