Senator Mark Warner
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Well, Jen, unfortunately, you may have actually understated the threat.
So as somebody who led the bipartisan investigation into the Russia intervention in our 2016 election, I've been on this topic for years.
And let me surprise your viewers on my first comment.
The first Trump administration actually did a pretty damn good job in making the 2020 election safe.
They created a foreign malign influence center.
They had the cybersecurity agency work with states.
And many Trump officials, I remember Chris Krebs, the head of CISA, got fired for telling the truth that the 2020 election was safe and secure.
You've made the point, which is absolutely true, Donald Trump is obsessed about the fact that he lost Georgia, he lost the election.
We're five years forward, and his obsession about this is now wreaking incredible havoc.
Let's go through a couple of the facts.
First, the
attack or search warrant that was launched against this, the election officials in Fulton County.
Let's look at the facts.
One, the FBI official who is head of the Atlanta Bureau, a career professional, somehow has been fired or retired unofficially.
Why?
My sense is probably because he didn't think this was on the level.
Secondly, when you offer or bring a case to get a search warrant, normally the U.S.
attorney that would bring that case is the U.S.
attorney from Georgia.
The person who signed this document was actually the U.S.