told Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Wednesday during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. Nielsen appeared before the panel alongside her predecessor in the Obama administration, Jeh Johnson. “He has said that it’s happened, but the line that [Trump’s] drawing is that no votes were changed,” Nielsen said. Lawmakers and administration officials emphasized that the federal government is not trying to take over of the nation’s election systems. “This ‘victim’ answer with me has no credibility at all.”Other senators were frustrated that DHS hasn’t put more pressure on state officials.

Source: Washington Post March 21, 2018 19:09 UTC