'Frozen by 'paralysis of analysis,' hamstrung by constraints both real and perceived, Obama officials debated courses of action without truly taking one,' Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), said in a statement.
The Obama administration's response to Russian interference leading up to the 2016 election"inadvertently" aided the foreign country in accomplishing its goal, according to a report released by the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday.
The report was part three of the panel's investigation into Russian election interference, a concern that Intelligence Community officials have warned continues to persist in the run-up to the 2020 election. An earlier report published last summer found that officials in the Obama administration failed to sound the alarm on the interference over"We were caught flat-footed at the outset and our collective response was inadequate to meet Russia's escalation," Sen.
"These constraints affected the response options available, as well as the timing and sequencing of their implementation," the report concluded.
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