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March 27, 2017 · 12:12 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“There’s no question that there was a very serious effort made by Mr. Putin and his government, his organization, to interfere in major ways with our basic fundamental democratic processes. In some quarters that could be considered an act of war.”

— Former Vice President Dick Cheney, quoted by Business Insider, on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

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