WASHINGTON – Today, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) issued a statement on apparent efforts by foreign adversaries to influence the election: 

“With less than 100 days to go before the election, it is clear that our foreign adversaries are intently interested in disrupting our democratic process. While we await additional information from the Intelligence Community and law enforcement on the extent of recent foreign efforts against presidential campaigns, indications from Microsoft that foreign cyber actors may have penetrated a presidential campaign’s infrastructure are grounds for serious concern.

“Protecting the integrity of our elections from foreign meddling requires constant attention. This includes bolstering campaign cybersecurity, heightened vigilance from media outlets on the potential of spreading hacked or manipulated content from foreign intelligence services, and a commitment by both political parties to call out foreign election influence efforts.

“As the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, we condemn any type of potential influence effort by foreign adversaries and urge the Intelligence Community and law enforcement agencies to urgently examine these reports and, as appropriate, work to notify those affected and the American public.  Foreign adversaries must also be put on notice that there will be consequences to interfering in the American democratic process, and the Administration and both political parties must make that clear.”

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