Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) accused the media of being “either duped or complicit” on the interference of the 2016 election by Russians.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want the press to be honest. I want Pulitzer Prizes to be returned. They were either duped or complicit in pushing that false narrative that put America in political turmoil for years,\u201d Johnson told NewsNation\u2019s Blake Burman on \u201cThe Hill.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s continuing to go on, all based on a Hillary Clinton dirty trick, the Steele Dossier that those guys knew was a dirty trick, and yet they used that to gin up the Mueller investigation, impeachments, everything else,\u201d he added. \u201cListen, this is, again election interference orders of magnitude worse than anything Russia or China ever, ever could hope to achieve,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard put out a report last week alleging that <\/a>Obama administration officials manipulated intelligence linked to Russian interference in the 2016 election.<\/p>\n Gabbard argued in a statement that former officials took part in a \u201ctreasonous conspiracy\u201d and said her office was turning over evidence to the Justice Department for possible criminal referrals.<\/p>\n The report follows President Trump\u2019s March memo<\/a> ordering the declassification of \u201call files related to Crossfire Hurricane,\u201d the name given to the FBI\u2019s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.<\/p>\n Trump has long denied that Russia influenced his successful White House bid in 2016 against Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n