Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr, Republican, May 2018: "There is no doubt that Russia undertook an unprecedented effort to interfere with our 2016 election."
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, then CIA director, June 2017: "I am confident that the Russians meddled in this election, as is the entire intelligence community. This threat is real."
National Security Adviser John Bolton, Sunday: "I find it hard to believe" Vladimir Putin didn’t know about Russian interference in U.S. election
Defense Secretary James Mattis, February 2017: "Right now I would just say there's very little doubt that they have either interfered or they have attempted to interfere in a number of elections in the democracies."
Press secretary Sarah Sanders, February 2018: "It’s very clear that Russia meddled in the election. It’s also very clear Russia didn’t have an impact on the election. And it’s also very clear that the Trump campaign didn’t collude with the Russians..."
Bolton, March 2018: "Whether [the Russians] were trying to collude with the Trump campaign or the Clinton campaign, their interference is unacceptable. It's really an attack on the United States Constitution."
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, sanctions announcement, March 2018: "The administration is confronting and countering malign Russian cyber activity, including their attempted interference in U.S. elections, destructive cyberattacks, and intrusions..."
Mattis, December 2017, asked if Russia interfered in the election: "Yes, I believe they did."
