If President Trump won't confront Putin about interference in our elections and his destabilizing policies, Congress must act. Tweets and speeches are fine, but we need more from Republican senators now.
Congress must take these 5 actions to rein in Trump's dangerous behavior:
Congress must take these 5 actions to rein in Trump's dangerous behavior:
1) The Congress must make it clear that we accept the assessment of our intelligence community with regard to Russian election meddling in our country and in other democracies.
2) The Congress must move aggressively to protect our election systems from interference by Russia or any foreign power, and work closely with our democratic partners around the world to do the same.
3) The Congress must demand that the sanctions against Russia that were passed last year be fully implemented.
4) The Congress must make it clear that we will not accept any interference with the ongoing investigation of Special Counsel Mueller, such as the offer of preemptive pardons or the firing of Rod Rosenstein, and that the president must cooperate with this investigation.
5) And finally, the Congress must make it clear to President Trump that his job is to protect the values that millions of Americans struggled, fought and died to defend: democracy, justice and equality.
