WSJ’s Seib: ‘There’s a Really Sustained Attack’ on the Institutions of Democracy By China and Russia

Wallace We asked you ░░░░░░░░ questions for the panel ░░░░░░░░ we got this on ░░░░░░░░ from Alex Atmore Wouldn ░░░░░░░░ imposing the sanctions that ░░░░░░░░ approved of near unanimously ░░░░░░░░ a good deterrent without ░░░░░░░░ escalation Josh how do ░░░░░░░░ answer Alex HOLMES Well ░░░░░░░░ s a great question ░░░░░░░░ you know the irony ░░░░░░░░ this administration and how ░░░░░░░░ ve dealt with sanctions ░░░░░░░░ actually only fueled the ░░░░░░░░ speculation about all of ░░░░░░░░ election of 2016 and ░░░░░░░░ of the investigation that ░░░░░░░░ gone into it had ░░░░░░░░ implemented the sanctions I ░░░░░░░░ without any question they ░░░░░░░░ be in a much ░░░░░░░░ situation with respect to ░░░░░░░░ investigations So look I ░░░░░░░░ we re doing currently ░░░░░░░░ clearly not working You ░░░░░░░░ DNI Director Coats out ░░░░░░░░ had CIA Director Pompeo ░░░░░░░░ all saying we re ░░░░░░░░ doing enough to deter ░░░░░░░░ particularly with respect to ░░░░░░░░ elections and the midterms ░░░░░░░░ up And so I ░░░░░░░░ talked to a number ░░░░░░░░ members of Congress They ░░░░░░░░ think that we ve ░░░░░░░░ far too much time ░░░░░░░░ about 2016 elections not ░░░░░░░░ enough talk about 2018 ░░░░░░░░ and it s time ░░░░░░░░ we turn the page ░░░░░░░░ address some of that.