Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who is among Russia’s most vocal critics in Congress, said on Twitter Saturday that he was “very concerned” about Russian interference around the world, while clarifying that he wasn’t “challenging the outcome of the election.”
Don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to figure out what Russia is up to — they’re trying to undermine democracies all over the world.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) December 10, 2016
Russia is trying to break the backs of democracies – and democratic movements – all over the world.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) December 10, 2016
I’m not challenging the outcome of the election, but very concerned about Russian interference/actions at home & throughout the world.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) December 10, 2016
His tweets came after reports in the Washington Post and the New York Times that U.S. intelligence agencies had concluded that Russian actors sought to boost Donald Trump in the presidential election. Democrats have since called for a congressional investigation into Russian involvement in various cyber attacks on Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic Party. Other Republicans, like Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX), played down the recent revelations.
All this “news” of Russian hacking: it has been going on for years. Serious, but hardly news
— JohnCornyn (@JohnCornyn) December 10, 2016
Trump meanwhile, through a statement from his transition team, dismissed the reports and said that it was time to “move on.”
