Kirstjen Nielsen: No evidence Russia tried to help Trump win

No Images? Click here         Kirstjen Nielsen: ‘I Haven’t Seen Evidence’ Russia Tried To Help Trump Win Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Thursday denied having “seen evidence” that Russia intended to swing the 2016 election in President Donald Trump’s favor, as U.S. intelligence agencies have determined. “I haven’t seen any evidence that the attempt to interfere in our election infrastructure was to favor a particular political party,” Nielson responded when asked about Russia’s intentions Thursday during the Aspen Security Forum. “What we’ve seen on the foreign influence side is they were attempting to intervene and cause chaos on both sides,” she continued. Nielsen made a similar assertion in May, which the Department of Homeland Security later walked back. READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? Steve King is a white supremacist, and the GOP doesn’t care. Among other white supremacist views, the congressman refused to apologize for promoting a neo-Nazi on Twitter. Republicans continue to look the other way. READ MORE Experts aren't sure if Congress can subpoena the interpreter from Trump’s meeting with Putin. Some constitutional scholars want lawmakers to try anyway. READ MORE Republicans told the White House to reject Russia’s "absurd" request to question Americans. “To even entertain this shows to me how naive they are about what’s actually going on in Russia,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). READ MORE         ICYMI FBI Director Chris Wray said Russia’s cyberattacks on the U.S. are "very active." His tough remarks on Russia’s attacks follow a week of very confusing statements from President Donald Trump.   An immigrant rights group turned down a donation from Salesforce over its ties with a border agency. The tech company pledged to donate $250,000 to the group RAICES to help separated families.   The GOP rejected two resolutions affirming support for the U.S. intelligence community. The measures aimed to support agencies that have been undercut by President Donald Trump’s approach to Russia.       Want more?  The Political Re-Awakening Of The Middle-Aged Suburban White Woman   New Time Cover Has Some Creepy Trump-Putin Photoshopping   Cut Food Stamps Because We Already Won The War On Poverty, White House Says   HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2017 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe