Dem senator: Hold hearing on Russian interference in election

Sen. Jeanne ShaheenCynthia (Jeanne) Jeanne ShaheenOvernight Defense: How members of the Armed Services committees fared in Tuesday's elections | Military ballots among those uncounted in too-close-to-call presidential race | Ninth US service member killed by COVID-19 Biden wins New Hampshire Shaheen wins reelection in New Hampshire MORE (D-N.H.) is urging the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to hold a hearing probing the implications of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.  

 
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"These Russian actions are unprecedented in our post-Cold War relationship and have rightfully drawn bipartisan condemnation and prompted bipartisan calls for Congressional hearings," she wrote. 
 
Shaheen added that a hearing could be paired with a closed-door briefing for lawmakers as they weigh a response to "these unacceptable violations of our democracy." 
 
Thursday's letter comes a day after Senate Democrats on the Intelligence Committee sent a letter to President Obama, urging him to release more information about reported Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election.

In October, the intelligence community publicly blamed Russia for the hack of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and other political organizations this year, calling the thefts an intentional effort to interfere with the U.S. election process. 

Democrats argue the DNC hack was meant to help then-Republican presidential nominee Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpPence to attend Senate GOP lunch on Tuesday Biden transition team to mull legal action over agency's transition delays: reports Trump campaign lawyers worry about pushing lawsuits that could undermine election: report MORE, though National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers has said that he doesn't believe the publication of stolen DNC emails affected the outcome of the presidential election, which Trump won. 

The Washington Post also reported last week that independent researchers found that Russia helped push fake news during the campaign aimed at undercutting Democratic nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonArkansas police chief resigns after posts calling for 'death' to Democrats McConnell declines in floor speech to congratulate Biden as president-elect Why Trump's defeat is bittersweet for Texas Democrats MORE and helping Trump.