Obama’s Handling of Russian Election Interference Meets With Scrutiny

Obama’s Handling of Russian Election Interference Meets With Scrutiny
Former President Barack Obama and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands while posing for a photo ahead of a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Sept. 28, 2015. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images
Joshua Philipp
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The narrative that Trump colluded with Russia to impact the 2016 presidential elections has unraveled. Now the focus is shifting to the Obama administration’s handling of the alleged Russian interference, and whether Clinton supporters helped spread false narratives that launched what President Donald Trump has called “the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history.”

The new controversy came to light on June 21, when former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson testified before the House intelligence committee about Russian interference in the election.

Why did it take the administration so long to make a public statement that a foreign adversary was trying to influence the American election? The statement didn't come until October.
— Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), ranking member, House intelligence committee
Joshua Philipp
Joshua Philipp
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Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include "The Real Story of January 6" (2022), "The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America" (2022), and "Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus" (2020).
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