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http://www.politicususa.com/2016/11/30/7-senate-democrats-urge-obama-declassify-information-russia-meddling-election.html7 Senate Democrats Urge Obama To Declassify Information About Russia Meddling In US Election
By Jason Easley on Wed, Nov 30th, 2016 at 4:43 pm
Seven Senate Democrats, who all sit on the Senate Intelligence Committee, have sent a request to President Obama asking him to declassify all materials related to Russia interfering in the US presidential election.
Along with the recount, the American people deserve the details about Russias meddling in the presidential election. Once Trump takes office, those details will never be released, so it is up to President Obama to make the information public so that the American people can decide for themselves if the election was tampered with, and what if any role potential interference from Russia played in the presidential election.
It is easy to understand the Presidents desire for a smooth transition of power, but there are many unanswered questions that have cast a shadow over our the safety and security of our electoral system. As President, Obama owes it to the American people to ease their concerns. The best way to help people understand what happened, and prevent it from happening again, is to make the information available to the public.
The request from the Senate Democrats is also important because it hints that a Democratic investigation is coming into the role that Russia played in helping Trump win the election. Democrats dont have to be in the majority to conduct their own investigations, and the desire for more info from Intelligence Committee Democrats suggests that questions about the Trump/Russia connection arent going away anytime soon.
President Obama has a responsibility to his country to release the classified intelligence. The degree of Russias interference in the election is something that every American deserves to know.
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7 Senate Democrats Urge Obama To Declassify Information About Russia Meddling In US Election [View all]
babylonsister
Nov 2016
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"We're not the Republican States of America, or the Democratic States of America,
TonyPDX
Nov 2016
#8
that may be, but somebody needs to talk about it and make sure this isn't swept under the rug
Fast Walker 52
Dec 2016
#53
Welcome - I look forward to more posts from you. I am glad you are here with us.
NBachers
Nov 2016
#9
There must be something there as these Democrats are on the Intelligence Committee.
jalan48
Nov 2016
#17
It would kind of alter the nation's attitude if we found out it was true, though
FiveGoodMen
Nov 2016
#25
If the info is there and is never released it will happen all over again in the next election.
Kablooie
Nov 2016
#18
But Obama wants to make sure there is a smooth transition from democracy to fascism
milestogo
Nov 2016
#24
Maybe it doesn't have to be declassified. Maybe it can be a summary report. The FBI has been
anamandujano
Dec 2016
#35