[The Hill] Top congressional Democrats are urging President Trump to "devote all available resources" to bringing 13 Russian nationals accused of meddling in the presidential election to the United States so they can stand trial.
Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.), House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and Sens. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.) and Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.) ‐ the top Democrats on the Senate and House judiciary committees, respectively ‐ sent a letter to Trump, saying the government "has a number of tools at its disposal" to bring the individuals to the United States.
"We write to urge your administration to devote all resources available to ensure that the Russian nationals indicted for allegedly interfering with the 2016 elections are brought to justice and stand trial in the United States," they wrote.
Special counsel Robert Mueller brought charges against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities last month for allegedly interfering in the election. The Russians are accused of working to "sow discord" in the U.S. political system, in part through fake social media accounts.
But Russian President Vladimir Putin said last month that he would "never" extradite the individuals. |