Electors Request Intelligence Briefing On Russian Meddling Before Electoral College Vote
A group of bipartisan electors are calling on U.S. intelligence officials to release findings on Russia's involvement in the U.S. election prior to the Electoral College vote that will make Donald Trump's presidential election official.
In an open letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Monday, a group of nine electors representing both parties vow to discharge their duties by the standard described in Alexander Hamilton's The Federalist Paper No. 68.
"We intend to discharge our duties as Electors by ensuring that we select a candidate for president who, as our Founding Fathers envisioned, would be 'endowed with the requisite qualifications,'" the letter states. "[T]he Constitution envisions the Electoral College as a deliberative body that plays a critical role in our system of government — ensuring that the American people elect a president who is constitutionally qualified and fit to serve."
The electors note that the intelligence community has concluded with “high confidence” that Russia acted to interfere in the U.S. election to the benefit of Trump.