Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., charged Wednesday that President Trump’s reluctance to admit Russia’s election meddling has thrown the U.S. into a crisis on the order of the 9/11-level terrorist attacks.

“We are in a 9/11 national emergency, because our country is under attack,” Blumenthal told CNN. “Literally, that attack is ongoing and pervasive, verified by objective and verifiable evidence.”