Sen Wyden: ‘I’m Troubled’ by What Has Been Alleged on Obama Admin Not Doing Enough on Russia

‘They should be about protecting American institutions’

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WYDEN: "I'm troubled by the matter of what has been alleged with respect to the Obama administration not doing more. It seems to me that these matters should not be part of politics. They should be about protecting American institutions. So, yes, I am troubled by the allegations." 
SCIUTTO: "But let me ask you this. If today you and other Democrats say that the Trump administration is not moving quickly enough on measures to counter the next attack or to call out the Russians publicly, why isn't it fair to criticize the Obama administration for not moving quickly enough to, for instance, issue punitive sanctions against Russia or take other actions in response to the interference?" 
WYDEN: "Well, I just said that I am troubled learning this new information, that the Obama administration didn't do more. And I think the standard has got to transcend one particular administration, Democratic or Republican. It has got to be to protect our institutions first and politics to the wind." 

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