Meanwhile, in a direct challenge to President Trump, the House of Representatives voted 419 to 3 Tuesday to give Congress the power to block any effort by the White House to weaken U.S. sanctions against Russia. This is Democratic Rhode Island Congressmember David Cicilline.

Rep. David Cicilline: “And we simply cannot allow any foreign power to interfere in our electoral process. Given our president’s complete unwillingness to hold Russia accountable for their attack—and let’s not mistake it for anything else, it was an attack on America—it has become necessary for Congress to assert its role in this area and ensure that Russia will be held accountable.”