Key members of Congress have known that Russian hackers were targeting the Democratic Party for more than a year, Reuters reported Thursday.

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Intelligence officials are said to have met last summer with top members of both parties, who were barred from revealing the attack to its victims for fear of compromising intelligence gathering methods.

The meeting included the top members of both parties in the House and Senate: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellOcasio-Cortez to voters: Tell McConnell 'he is playing with fire' with Ginsburg's seat McConnell locks down key GOP votes in Supreme Court fight Video shows NYC subway station renamed after Ruth Bader Ginsburg MORE (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Harry Reid Harry Mason ReidDemocrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate Graham signals support for confirming a Supreme Court nominee this year Trump signals he will move to replace Ginsburg 'without delay' MORE (D-Nev.) and House Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE (R-Wis.) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.); as well the top members from both parties in both chambers’ Intelligence Committees, Sens. Richard Burr Richard Mauze BurrRep. Mark Walker says he's been contacted about Liberty University vacancy Overnight Defense: Trump rejects major cut to military health care | Senate report says Trump campaign's Russia contacts posed 'grave' threat Senate report describes closer ties between 2016 Trump campaign, Russia MORE (R-N.C.) and Dianne Feinstein Dianne Emiel FeinsteinNames to watch as Trump picks Ginsburg replacement on Supreme Court McConnell says Trump nominee to replace Ginsburg will get Senate vote Top Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence MORE (D-Calif.) and Reps. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) and Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffTop Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence Overnight Defense: Top admiral says 'no condition' where US should conduct nuclear test 'at this time' | Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings Overnight Defense: House to vote on military justice bill spurred by Vanessa Guillén death | Biden courts veterans after Trump's military controversies MORE (D-Calif.).

Since the Democratic National Committee revealed the hack to the public and it has become clearer to the larger intelligence community that Russia was the likely actor, members of the so-called Gang of Eight have taken distinct approaches to letting on what they might know.

Schiff continued to keep his knowledge under wraps in comments Thursday, saying that “when the administration believes it has sufficient evidence of attribution, it will make that attribution public as well as consider any other steps necessary.”

While Pelosi has not let on that a meeting took place last year, she has been more than willing to point the finger at Russia.

“I know for sure it is the Russians,” she told reporters Thursday.