Obama had proposed a bipartisan statement against Russian election interference by congressional leaders, but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, told the Obama White House that
on Thursday night that the president, his administration, and Congress have done a lot to push back on Russia over its election interference and to defend America against future threats.
McEnany also said the president has issued executive orders to assess America's cyber security, and that the Department of Homeland Security is working with 1,000 localities and states to protect and beef-up their systems. The Obama administration was aware of Russian efforts to interfere ahead of the 2016 election in Trump's favor and an investigation was started by the F.B.I., which was the precursor toRussians had also hacked the DNC, stealing emails which were then leaked through WikiLeaks at the height of the election campaign to embarrass the Democratic Party's candidate Hillary Clinton.
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