,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ajjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjah,mr4  
,engel 7= himself & ,mr4 ,s*iff7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,p]man5t    
,select ,committee on ,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$  ,,resolution  ,affirm+ ! ,unit$
 ,/ates commitm5t to ! ,nor? ,atlantic  
,treaty ,organization & condemn+        
,presid5t ,donald ,trump's failure to   
confront ,vladimir ,put9 = ,russia's    
election int]f]5ce & worldwide          
aggression1 & = o!r purposes4  ,:]eas   
,presid5ts ( bo? ! ,republican &        
,democratic p>ties h embrac$ ! mantle ( 
promot+ democracy & human rights on !   
int]national /age2 ,:]eas 9 ! wake ( ,_w
 ,w> ,,ii1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates l$ ! ef=t to 
rebuild ,europe ?r\gh ! ,m>%all ,plan1 !

 ,b]l9 ,airlift1 & o!r ef=ts t promot$ a
 prosp]\s1 peaceful1 & democratic       
,europe2 ,:]eas ! ,nor? ,atlantic       
,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7 is an    
alliance built ^u %>$ democratic values 
& committ$ to ! collective def5se ( its 
memb]s2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0 a f\nd+
 memb] ( ! alliance &1 beg9n+ ) ,,nato's
 fir/ ,supreme ,alli$ ,comm&] ,europe1  
,g5]al ,dwight ,d4 ,eis5h[]1 has pr\dly 
provid$ lead]%ip to ! alliance = ne>ly  
sev5ty ye>s2 ,:]eas ,,nato cont9ues to  
provide a def5sive %ield = allies aga9/ 
a revan*i/ ,russia1 tra9 regional p>tn]s
 9 ,ea/]n ,europe1 & contribute to peace
 & security m broadly2 ,:]eas ,presid5t 
,trump has und]m9$ ! core pr9ciple (    
,,nato1 t ( mutual def5se1 by criticiz+ 
,article #e ( ! ,,nato treaty & que/ion+
 :e!r ! ,unit$ ,/ates w\ld come to !    
def5se ( a ,,nato memb] /ate if x is    
attack$2 ,:]eas1 9 a dep>ture f decades 
( enc\rag+ ,european integration & clos]
 ties to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,presid5t     
,trump ref]r$ to ! ,european ,union z   

,am]ica's lead+ geopolitical foe2 ,:]eas
 ,presid5t ,trump has dep>t$ f !        
prec$5ts ( ,presid5ts ( bo? p>ties 9    
publicly ca/igat+ ,,nato allies & o!r   
democratic c\ntries1 :ile prais+        
autocratic rul]s :o und]m9e or de/roy   
democratic processes 9 _! own c\ntries &
 violate human rights ) impunity2       
,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #f1 #bjag1 !         
,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce      
releas$ an ,intellig5ce ,community      
,assessm5t 7,,ica7 on ,russia's         
involvem5t 9 ! #bjaf ,unit$ ,/ates      
election t /at$1 ,we assess ,russian    
,presid5t ,vladimir ,put9 ord]$ an      
influ5ce campaign 9 #bjaf aim$ at ! ,,u 
presid5tial election4 ,russia's goals 7 
to und]m9e public fai? 9 ! ,,u          
democratic process1 d5igrate ,secret>y  
,cl9ton1 & h>m h] electability &        
pot5tial presid5cy4 ,we fur!r assess    
,put9 & ! ,russian ,gov]nm5t develop$ a 
cle> pref]5ce = ,presid5t-elect ,trump42
 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,trump has repeat$ly  
dismiss$ ! judgm5ts ( ! intellig5ce     

community 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section 
#c7d7 ( ! ,national ,security ,act (    
#aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d77 reg>d+   
,russia's int]f]5ce 9 ! #bjaf ,unit$    
,/ates election2 ,:]eas1 on ,july #c1   
#bjah1 ! ,select ,committee on          
,intellig5ce ( ! ,s5ate releas$ a report
 assess+ ! quality ( ! ,janu>y #bjag    
,,ica & f\nd ! ,,ica is a s\nd          
intellig5ce product2 ,:]eas despite be+ 
aw>e t ,russia int]f]$ 9 ! #bjaf ,unit$ 
,/ates election1 ,presid5t ,trump met ) 
,presid5t ,put9 9 ,hels9ki1 ,f9l&1 on   
,july #af1 #bjah2 ,:]eas ,presid5t      
,trump has refus$ to d5\nce ,presid5t   
,put9 or ! ,russian ,f$]ation = int]f]+ 
9 ! #bjaf ,unit$ ,/ates election2 ,:]eas
 ,presid5t ,trump /at$ t ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 policy t[>d ,russia has be5 fooli% & ! 
,unit$ ,/ates is responsible = ! pres5t 
/ate ( ! relation%ip betwe5 ! ,unit$    
,/ates & ,russia2 ,:]eas ,presid5t      
,trump /at$1 ,presid5t ,put9 0 extremely
 /rong & p[]ful 9 8 d5ial ( ,russian    
int]f]5ce 9 ! #bjaf ,unit$ ,/ates       

election2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,trump /at$1 
,! ,director ( ,national ,intellig5ce   
came to me & "s o!rs !y said !y ?9k x's 
,russia4 ,i h ,presid5t ,put94 ,he j    
said x's n ,russia4 ,i w say ?is3 ,i    
don't see any reason :y x w\ld be       
,russia42 ,:]eas 9 attempt+ to cl>ify ^!
 rem>ks 9 ,hels9ki1 ,presid5t ,trump    
once aga9 ca/ d\bt on ! intellig5ce     
community's judgem5t say+1 ,c\ld be o!r 
p also4 ,!re's a lot ( p out !re42      
,:]eas ,presid5t ,put9 /at$ 9 response  
to :e!r he want$ ,presid5t ,trump to w9 
! #bjaf election1 ,yes1 ,i did4 ,yes1 ,i
 did42 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,trump /at$ t ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t inve/igation    
into ,russian int]f]5ce 9 ! #bjaf ,unit$
 ,/ates election is a disa/] = our      
c\ntry & a total wit* hunt2 ,:]eas      
despite ,presid5t ,trump's ass]tions t  
,russia did n int]f]e 9 ! #bjaf         
election1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice has     
indict$ & secur$ guilty pleas f multiple
 individuals ov] ! c\rse ( its          
inve/igations into ! ,trump-,russia     

sc&al2 ,:]eas1 on ,july #ac1 #bjah1 !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice indict$ #ab ,russian
 milit>y intellig5ce (fic]s = illegally 
hack+ ,democratic ,p>ty comput] sy/ems &
 subsequ5tly di/ribut+ ! mat]ial 9      
fur!rance ( ! ,russian ef=t to int]f]e 9
 ! #bjaf ,unit$ ,/ates election2 &      
,:]eas 9 8 bellig]5t behavior t[>ds our 
close/ allies & obsequi\s treatm5t (    
,vladimir ,put91 ,presid5t ,trump calls 
into "q ! ,unit$ ,/ates commitm5t to    
,,nato1 opposition to ,russian          
aggression1 & obligation to c\nt]       
attacks on our %>$ democratic values3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 affirms !        
commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ! ,nor?  
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7
 & to ! duty to promote democracy1      
fre$om1 human rights1 m>ket-bas$        
economies1 rule ( law1 & security ar\nd 
! _w2  7#b7 concurs ) ! ,janu>y #bjag   
,intellig5ce ,community ,assessm5t      
conc]n+ ,russia's int]f]5ce 9 ! #bjaf   
,unit$ ,/ates election to b5efit ,donald

 ,trump & damage ,hill>y ,cl9ton2  7#c7 
dem&s t ! ,unit$ ,/ates seek & !        
,russian ,f$]ation grant transf]s to !  
,unit$ ,/ates ( ! #ab ,russian milit>y  
intellig5ce (fic]s indict$ = int]f]+ 9 !
 #bjaf ,unit$ ,/ates election2 &  7#d7  
condemns ,presid5t ,trump =-- 7,a7 8    
ef=ts to und]m9e ! f9d+s ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates intellig5ce community2  7,b7 8   
failure to hold ! ,russian ,f$]ation    
acc\ntable = its illegal attack on      
,am]ican democracy2  7,c7 8 actions to  
und]m9e ,unit$ ,/ates global lead]%ip1  
attack+ allies & p>tn]s1 befri5d+       
/rongm51 & o!rwise up5d+ ! int]national 
sy/em2 &  7,d7 8 failure to fulfill 8   
duty to place ! int]e/s ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates be=e all o!rs1 includ+ ^? ( !    
,russian ,f$]ation1 !reby violat+ !     
,presid5tial oa? ( (fice1 :i* /ates t ! 
,presid5t %all fai?fully execute !      
,(fice ( ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & 
w to ! be/ ( 8 ability1 pres]ve1 protect
 & def5d ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates4