Jeff Sessions promises steps to protect elections from foreign interference

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday that the U.S. government needs to do more to prevent future intrusions into its elections, and agreed to look into the issue further in response to questions from House lawmakers.

At a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Sessions said he has not sought a review of laws that might need to be updated to protect from foreign election interference. But he said he was willing to work with Congress to “deal with the deficiencies we have.”

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