Mark Warner: ‘Putin Ordered a Deliberate Campaign Carefully Constructed to Undermine Our Election’

[excerpt WARNER Our witnesses ░░░░░░░░ will help us to ░░░░░░░░ how Russia deployed this ░░░░░░░░ of disinformation in a ░░░░░░░░ attempt to undermine America ░░░░░░░░ strength and leadership throughout ░░░░░░░░ world We simply must ░░░░░░░░ we will get this ░░░░░░░░ The chairman and I ░░░░░░░░ it is vitally important ░░░░░░░░ we do this as ░░░░░░░░ credible bipartisan and transparent ░░░░░░░░ as possible As was ░░░░░░░░ yesterday in the press ░░░░░░░░ chairman Burr and I ░░░░░░░░ each other and equally ░░░░░░░░ we trust our colleagues ░░░░░░░░ this committee that we ░░░░░░░░ going to move together ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ to the bottom of ░░░░░░░░ and do it right ░░░░░░░░ the hearing begins let ░░░░░░░░ take just one moment ░░░░░░░░ review what we already ░░░░░░░░ Russia s President Vladamir ░░░░░░░░ ordered a deliberate campaign ░░░░░░░░ constructed to undermine our ░░░░░░░░ First Russia struck at ░░░░░░░░ political institutions by electronically ░░░░░░░░ into the headquarters of ░░░░░░░░ of our political parties ░░░░░░░░ stealing vast amounts of ░░░░░░░░ Russian operatives also hacked ░░░░░░░░ mails to steal personal ░░░░░░░░ and other information from ░░░░░░░░ ranging from Clinton campaign ░░░░░░░░ John Podesta to former ░░░░░░░░ of state Colin Powell ░░░░░░░░ stolen information was then ░░░░░░░░