Congressman Sherman Calls for Special Counsel to Investigate Russian Hacking and Possible Collusion

Following this morning's classified bipartisan briefing on Russian interference in U.S. Elections, Congressman Brad Sherman sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch requesting the appointment of a Special Counsel on interference with the U.S. democratic process.

The purpose of the Special Counsel is to investigate whether U.S. persons encouraged or paid Russian or Eastern European hackers to cyber-burglarize American citizens and institutions, including the Democratic National Committee and John D. Podesta, or otherwise criminally interfere with the 2016 election.

Sherman sent two letters to President Barack Obama. The first on December 19, 2016, and the second on January 10, 2017. In both letters, Sherman formally requested a classified high-level Intelligence Community briefing for all House of Representatives Members regarding foreign interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.

This morning's briefing team included the directors of the U.S. intelligence community.

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