,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #dg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #e1        
#bjag,mr4 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia 7=      
himself & ,mr4 ,engel7 submitt$ ! foll[+
 concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !
 ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9     
addition to ! ,committees on !          
,judici>y1 & ,intellig5ce 7,p]man5t     
,select71 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,express+ !   
s5se ( ,congress t until ! conclusion ( 
! ,,fbi's crim9al & c\nt]9tellig5ce     
inve/igations into ! nature ( ! ,russian
 connection to ! ,trump campaign1 !     
,trump ,adm9i/ration is act+ "u a gray  
cl\d ( ! appe>ance ( a conflict (       
int]e/1 &1 z su*1 %\ld refra9 f tak+ any
 actions or mak+ any *anges to ,unit$   
,/ates policy t c\ld be se5 z b5efitt+  
,presid5t ,put9 or 8 inn] circle4       
,:]eas ! ,russian ,f$]ation has be5 a   

long/&+ adv]s>y ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2      
,:]eas ! ,director ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau ( 
,inve/igation 7,,fbi71 ,james ,comey1 & 
! ,director ( ! ,national ,security     
,ag5cy1 ,mi*ael ,rog]s1 te/ifi$ at a    
,m>* #bj1 #bjag1 he>+ ( ! ,h\se ,p]man5t
 ,select ,committee on ,intellig5ce 79  
?is resolution ref]r$ to z ! ,,hpsci    
,he>+7 t ! ,russian ,f$]ation is a =eign
 adv]s>y ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & %\ld be    
treat$ z su* 9 all int]actions ) ,unit$ 
,/ates (ficials2 ,:]eas ! ,russian      
,f$]ation has an in/itutionaliz$        
opposition to human rights1 democracy1 &
 ! sov]eignty ( its neighbors1 exhibit$ 
mo/ rec5tly 9 its #bjad invasion (      
,crimea1 its support = troops t %ot d[n 
a ,malaysian ,airl9es pass5g] jet1 its  
/ate-sponsor$ suppression ( an indep5d5t
 m$ia1 & its support = ,syrian dictator 
,ba%> al-,assad2 ,:]eas #ag ,unit$      
,/ates intellig5ce ag5cies jo9tly       
conclud$ 9 a ,janu>y #bjag public report
 7,,ic report7 t ,russian ,presid5t     
,vladimir ,put9 p]sonally ord]$ a       

campaign to int]f]e 9 ! #bjaf ,unit$    
,/ates elections 9 ord] to h>m =m]      
,secret>y ( ,/ate ,hill>y ,cl9ton's     
*ances ( w9n+ ) a pref]5ce t[>d c&idate 
,donald ,trump2 ,:]eas ! ,russian       
,f$]ation's attack on ! #bjaf ,unit$    
,/ates elections 0 multi-facet$1 &      
includ$ ! hack+ & dissem9ation ( !      
cont5ts ( electronic sy/ems ( !         
,democratic ,national ,committee & !    
,democratic ,congressional ,campaign    
,committee & its emails1 ! hack+ &      
dissem9ation ( ! e-mails ( ,secret>y    
,cl9ton's campaign *airman1 ! prob+ (   
vot] databases 9 ,florida1 ,ill9ois1 &1 
,arizona1 ! dissem9ation ( fake news    
?r\gh paid social m$ia trolls1 & us+ its
 /ate broadca/+ /ation--directly ti$ to 
,russia's intellig5ce s]vices--,,rt1 to 
attack ,secret>y ,cl9ton & support      
,donald ,trump2 ,:]eas ! ,,ic report    
conclud$ t ! ,russian ,f$]ation w       
und\bt$ly attempt to m$dle 9 & influ5ce 
future ,unit$ ,/ates elections &        
elections ( ,unit$ ,/ates allies2 ,:]eas

 despite ! ,russian ,f$]ation's /atus z 
an adv]s>y & its attack on our          
democracy1 ,trump campaign (ficials &   
memb]s ( ! ,trump ,adm9i/ration h       
e/abli%$ or ma9ta9$ well kn[n & publicly
 docum5t$ ties ) p close to ,presid5t   
,put92 ,:]eas su* ties include-- 7#a7   
,attorney ,g5]al ,jeff ,sessions1 :o    
provid$ mislead+ te/imony = 8 ,s5ate    
confirmation he>+s ) respect to at lea/ 
twice meet+ ) ,russia's ,ambassador to !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,s]gey ,kislyak1 9      
#bjaf2  7#b7 =m] ,assi/ant to !         
,presid5t = ,national ,security1 ,mi*ael
 ,flynn1 :o 0 compell$ to resign j weeks
 into 8 t5ure because he misl$ ,vice    
,presid5t ,mike ,p5ce ab\t 8            
conv]sations ) ,ambassador ,kislyak1 &  
:o also fail$ to disclose a #cc1gej     
paym5t f ,,rt1 = a spee* 9 ,mosc[ 9     
#bjae1 & a #aa1bej paym5t f ,kasp]sky   
,lab1 a company suspect$ ( hav+ ties ) !
 ,russian intellig5ce s]vices & lat]    
caught up 9 a ,russian espionage        
inve/igation1 = a spee* 9 #bjae2  7#c7  

,trump campaign *airman ,paul ,mana=t1  
:o receiv$ ov] #ab1jjj1jjj f =m]        
pro-,russian ,ukra9ian ,presid5t ,viktor
 ,yanukovy* 9 8 "w z a political        
consultant 9 ,kiev1 & :o report$ly sign$
 a #aj1jjj1jjj annual contract )        
,russian bus9ess magnate & ,put9 ally1  
,oleg ,depripaska1 say+ he w\ld influ5ce
 ,am]ican politics1 bus9ess1 & news1 9 a
 pro-,russia mann]2  7#d7 ,trump        
campaign national security advisor      
,j4,d4 ,gordon1 :o directly advocat$ = a
 *ange 9 ! #bjaf ,republican ,p>ty      
plat=m to include m pro-,russia & less  
pro-,ukra9e policies1 & :o met )        
,ambassador ,kislyak1 tell+ him he w\ld 
l to improve ,unit$ ,/ates-,russia      
relations2  7#e7 ,trump campaign s5ior  
=eign policy advisor ,c>t] ,page1 :o has
 ties to ,gazprom1 ! ,russian           
,f$]ation's /ate-own$ gas company1 made 
a spee* 9 ,mosc[ critical ( ,unit$      
,/ates =eign policy :ile a ,trump       
campaign advisor1 & met ) ,ambassador   
,kislyak at ! #bjaf ,republican         

,national ,conv5tion :ile s]v+ z        
campaign advisor2  7#f7 ,trump campaign 
advisor ,rog] ,/one1 :o _h back-*annel  
discussions ) ,julian ,assange1 !       
,wiki,leaks f\nd]1 & _h ex*anges ) hack]
 ,guccif] #b4j1 a kn[n front = ,russian 
intellig5ce1 bo? ( :om releas$ docum5ts 
damag+ to ,secret>y ,cl9ton & h]        
presid5tial campaign2 &  7#g7 ,secret>y 
( ,/ate ,rex ,till]son1 :o has met a    
numb] ( times ) ,presid5t ,put9 & 0     
aw>d$ ,russia's ,ord] ( ,fri5d%ip 9     
#bjac1 ! highe/ /ate honor = a =eign]2  
,:]eas1 despite be+ pres5t$ ) cle> &    
conv9c+ evid5ce ( atrocities committ$ by
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation &   
its ,presid5t1 ,presid5t ,trump has n   
only refus$ to criticize !m1 b has gone 
s f> z to praise ,presid5t ,put9 & 8    
gov]nm5t1 & fur!rmore1 ,presid5t ,trump 
has be5 exce$+ly will+ to criticize or  
(f5d "s ( our close/ allies1 includ+ !  
,unit$ ,k+dom1 ,au/ralia1 ,canada1      
,g]many1 & ,mexico2 ,:]eas ,presid5t    
,trump1 8 campaign (ficials1 & "s ( 8   

cab9et memb]s h op5ly criticiz$ ! ,nor? 
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization         
7,,nato71 its usefulness1 & its future1 
& ?is op5 criticism ( ,,nato only helps 
,russia by seem+ to call into "q        
,,nato's p[]1 influ5ce1 & ability to    
c\nt] ! ,russian ,f$]ation /rategically 
& milit>ily2 ,:]eas ,,nato is "o ( our  
olde/ & /ronge/ milit>y alliances t 0   
creat$ to c\nt] ! =m] ,soviet ,union's  
aggression1 &1 m rec5tly1 provides a    
ne$$ det]r5t capability aga9/ an        
increas+ly bellig]5t ,russia2 ,:]eas !  
,russian ,f$]ation has increas$         
milit>ization 9 ! region 9 ! la/ few    
ye>s1 & ! prime t>get ( ?is aggression  
is our ,european allies1 & ,,nato is a  
critical def5se aga9/ ?is type ( milit>y
 aggression2 ,:]eas ! ,russian ,f$]ation
 has increas+ly us$ cyb]w>f>e z a weapon
 aga9/ democracies & democratic         
in/itutions1 includ+ 9 ,e/onia 9 #bjjg1 
,li?uania 9 #bjjh1 ,ukra9e 9 #bjad1     
,g]many 9 #bjae1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9    
#bjaf2 ,:]eas 9 response to ! ,russian  

,f$]ation's invasion ( ,ukra9e1 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 9 close coord9ation ) its      
,european p>tn]s1 impos$ a s]ies (      
escalat+ r\nds ( sanctions on bus9ess   
transactions 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) respect
 to bo? ,russian individuals & ,russian 
companies1 & 9 addition ?r\gh travel    
bans2 ,:]eas 9 response to ! ,russian   
,f$]ation's int]f]5ce 9 ! #bjaf ,unit$  
,/ates elections1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates issu$ 
sanctions aga9/ ,russian intellig5ce    
ag5ts & entities1 expell$ #ce ,russian  
p]sonnel regi/]$ ) ! ,russian diplomatic
 mission 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & li/$ !m z  
p]sona non grata1 & %ut d[n two ,russian
 comp\nds 9 ,m>yl& & ,new ,york alleg$  
to h be5 us$ = intellig5ce activities2  
,:]eas ! ,,fbi g5]ally does n publicize 
ongo+ inve/igations1 except 9           
extraord9>y circum/ances 9 :i* x        
believes x is 9 ! public int]e/1 & ,,fbi
 ,director ,comey te/ifi$ at ! ,,hpsci  
,he>+1 ,?is is "o ( ^? circum/ances2    
,:]eas ,director ,comey fur!r te/ifi$ t 
! ,,fbi is inve/igat+ ! ,russian        

gov]nm5t's ef=ts to int]f]e 9 ! #bjaf   
presid5tial election2 ,:]eas ,director  
,comey fur!r te/ifi$ t ! ,,fbi's crim9al
 & c\nt]9tellig5ce inve/igations include
 inve/igat+ ! nature ( any l9ks betwe5  
individuals associat$ ) ! ,trump        
campaign & ! ,russian gov]nm5t1 & :e!r  
!re 0 any coord9ation betwe5 ! campaign 
& ,russia's ef=ts2 ,:]eas coord9ation   
betwe5 a =eign adv]s>y & memb]s ( a     
,unit$ ,/ates presid5tial campaign dur+ 
! adv]s>y's attack on our democracy w\ld
 be an unprec$5t$ assault on ! gov]nm5t 
& democratic process ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
& ,:]eas ! ext5sive ties betwe5         
,presid5t ,trump's campaign &           
,adm9i/ration ) ,presid5t ,put9's       
gov]nm5t & associat$ individuals1       
,presid5t ,trump's /atem5ts & ^? ( 8    
,adm9i/ration t[>d ,presid5t ,put9 & 8  
gov]nm5t ab\t def5se policy z x relates 
to ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 & ! ongo+      
crim9al & c\nt]9tellig5ce inve/igations 
by ! ,,fbi1 raise en\gh s]i\s que/ions  
ab\t ! int5t & influ5ce beh9d any policy

 decisions ! ,presid5t or 8             
,adm9i/ration may make ) respect to     
,presid5t ,put9 & ! ,gov]nm5t ( !       
,russian ,f$]ation or o!rwise affect+   
!m3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se (  
,congress t-- 7#a7 ,presid5t ,trump1 8  
family1 8 bus9ess associates1 8 campaign
 associates1 & memb]s ( 8 ,adm9i/ration 
%\ld coop]ate fully ) all inve/igations 
und]tak5 :i* exam9e ! ,russian          
,f$]ation's attack on our democracy dur+
 ! #bjaf ,unit$ ,/ates elections1 ties  
betwe5 (ficials ) ,presid5t ,trump's    
campaign & ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 &      
possible coord9ation betwe5 ^! (ficials 
& ! ,russian ,f$]ation z "p ( its       
attack2  7#b7 until ! conclusion ( !    
,,fbi's crim9al & c\nt]9tellig5ce       
inve/igations into ! nature ( ! ,russian
 connection to ! ,trump campaign1 !     
,trump ,adm9i/ration is act+ "u a gray  
cl\d ( ! appe>ance ( a conflict (       
int]e/1 &1 z su*1 %\ld refra9 f tak+ any
 actions or mak+ any *anges to ,unit$   
,/ates policy t c\ld be se5 z b5efitt+  

,presid5t ,put9 or 8 inn] circle2 &     
7#c7 ! appe>ance ( any conflict ( int]e/
 conc]n+ a well-res\rc$1 committ$1 &    
dang]\s =eign adv]s>y & ! in/itutions ( 
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t prim>ily        
responsible = national def5se & !       
conduct ( =eign policy weak5s our       
national security & erodes confid5ce    
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & our allies4