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East Bay Congressman Rep. Eric Swalwell launched a new webpage Wednesday for the sole purpose of highlighting the ties between the Russian government and the Trump administration.
The new webpage, Protect Our Democracy, lays out what Rep. Swalwell (D-CA) says are the many ties between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In January, Swalwell a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced the Protecting Our Democracy Act to set up an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election.
“Our intelligence agencies have concluded with high confidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin orchestrated these cyber attacks in order to influence the 2016 election to favor then-candidate Donald Trump,” Swalwell said.
The webpage, Swalwell explains, aims to help the public understand the context in which the bill was introduced.
The webpage spells out why the Congressman believes an investigation is necessary.
With links to dozens of sources, reports and news articles describing Russia’s threat to U.S. allies, as well as Russia’s alleged attacks on press freedom and the alleged war crimes committed by Russia, the public does get a clear sense of why Swalwell wants an investigation.