,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
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,s&]s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,:iteh\se7      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,protect+     
,am]ican democracy4  ,:]eas1 at ! summit
 9 ,hels9ki1 ,f9l&1 on ,july #af1 #bjah1
 ,presid5t ,donald ,trump emb>rass$ !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 und]m9$ ! values ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 & op5ly sid$ ) !         
au?orit>ian lead] ( ! ,russian          
,f$]ation1 ,vladimir ,put91 aga9/ !     
unanim\s assessm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
intellig5ce community t ! ,russian      
,f$]ation int]f]$ 9 ! #bjaf ,unit$      
,/ates presid5tial election2 ,:]eas     
,s5ator ,john ,mc,cain /at$1 ,x 0 "o ( !
 mo/ disgraceful p]=mances by an        
,am]ican presid5t 9 memory4 ,! damage   
inflict$ by ,presid5t ,trump's naivet1  
egotism1 false equival5ce1 & sympa?y =  
autocrats is difficult to calculate4 ,b 
x is cle> t ! summit 9 ,hels9ki 0 a     

tragic mi/ake42 ,:]eas1 on ,july #ag1   
#bjah1 9 response to ! int]national     
backla%1 ,presid5t ,trump1 :ile claim+  
he misspoke & blam+ ! m$ia = report+ :at
 he said1 /ill s[$ d\bt ab\t ! electoral
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claim+ x c\ld be o!r p also & n j !     
,russian ,f$]ation2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$     
,/ates faces an unprec$5t$ situation 9  
:i* ! ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
refuses to ackn[l$ge an attack on !     
democracy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !   
,russian ,f$]ation has be5 int]f]+ n    
only 9 ! elections ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 b 
also 9 ! elections ( o!r democracies1   
su* z ! ,unit$ ,k+dom1 ,france1 &       
,g]many1 to "n a few2 ,:]eas ! goal ( ! 
,russian ,f$]ation is to advance its own
 int]e/s by weak5+ ! transatlantic      
alliance ( democracies t arose aft] !   
,second ,_w ,w>1 :ile also inflam+      
int]nal divisions 9 ea* ( ^? c\ntries2  
,:]eas1 on ,july #ac1 #bjah1 ,special   
,c\nsel ,rob]t ,muell] ann\nc$          
indictm5ts ( #ab memb]s ( ! milit>y     

intellig5ce s]vice ( ! ,russian         
,f$]ation kn[n z ! ,glavnoe             
,razv$yvatel'noe ,upravl5ie 7ref]r$ to 9
 ?is preamble z ! ,,gru72 ,:]eas1 on    
,july #ac1 #bjah1 ,director ( ,national 
,intellig5ce ,dan ,coats rais$ ! al>m on
 gr[+ cyb]attack ?reats aga9/ ! ,unit$  
,/ates 9 a range ( areas1 includ+       
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local gov]nm5t ag5cies1
 ! milit>y1 bus9ess1 & academia1 /at+ t 
! situation is at a critical po9t1 add+1
 ,9 reg>ds to /ate actions1 ,russia has 
be5 ! mo/ aggressive =eign actor4 ,no   
"q4 ,& !y cont9ue _! ef=ts to und]m9e   
our democracy4 1 & comp>+ ! w>n+ signs  
to ! signs ! ,unit$ ,/ates fac$ ahead ( 
! ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 t]rori/ attacks2
 ,:]eas ! cyb]attacks by ! ,russian     
,f$]ation repres5t a ?reat to !         
democratic sy/em ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !  
democratic sy/ems ( ! allies ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 ,:]eas1 dome/ically1 ,presid5t  
,put9 has und]m9$ democracy 9 ! ,russian
 ,f$]ation1 cru%+ free spee*1 jail+     
political oppon5ts1 h>ass+ & assass9at+ 

j\rnali/s :o criticize him1 & increas+ly
 p]secut+ e?nic & religi\s m9orities &  
lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 transg5d]1 &    
que] citiz5s2 ,:]eas1 9 t]ms ( =eign    
policy1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation has m$dl$ 9
 ! elections ( democratic c\ntries1 /ok+
 political t5sions by promot+ hatr$ &   
suspicion ( immigrants & m9orities1 &   
try+ to und]m9e long/&+ alliances betwe5
 democratic allies2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjad1 9  
violation ( int]national law1 ! ,russian
 ,f$]ation invad$ neighbor+ ,ukra9e1 &  
annex$ ! ,crimea region2 ,:]eas !       
,russian ,f$]ation has assass9at$       
political oppon5ts abroad1 mo/ rec5tly  
?r\gh ! use ( poison 9 ,salisbury1      
,engl&1 on a =m] spy & 8 daught]1 an    
atroci\s *emical attack t endang]$ !    
lives ( hundr$s ( civilians & :i*1      
accord+ to news reports1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( !
 ,unit$ ,k+dom conclud$ 0 likely c>ri$  
out by ! ,,gru2 & ,:]eas ,presid5t      
,trump _h an opportunity to raise !     
issues describ$ 9 ! prec$+ clauses )    
,presid5t ,put9 at ! ,july #af1 #bjah1  

summit 9 ,hels9ki1 ,f9l&1 b *ose n to3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7    
accepts ! assessm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
intellig5ce community ) reg>d to        
int]f]5ce by ! ,russian ,f$]ation 9     
elections 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 9 o!r     
democracies2  7#b7 mu/ move aggressively
 to protect ! election sy/ems ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates f int]f]5ce by ! ,russian       
,f$]ation or any o!r =eign p[]1 & "w    
closely ) ! democratic p>tn]s ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates to d ! same = elections 9 ^?    
c\ntries2  7#c7 dem&s t ! sanctions     
aga9/ ! ,russian ,f$]ation t 7 enact$ 9 
! ,c\nt]+ ,am]ica's ,adv]s>ies ,?r\gh   
,sanctions ,act 7,public ,law #aae-dd2  
#aca ,/at4 #hhf7 be fully implem5t$ by !
 ,presid5t2  7#d7 w n accept any        
int]f]5ce ) ! ongo+ inve/igation (      
,special ,c\nsel ,rob]t ,muell]1 su* z !
 (f] ( preemptive p>dons or ! fir+ (    
,deputy ,attorney ,g5]al ,rod ,ros5/e92 
&  7#e7 decl>es t ! ,presid5t mu/       
coop]ate ) ! inve/igation ( ,special    
,c\nsel ,muell]4