When asked by reporters what he hopes lawmakers will do with the information he gave them, Christopher Wylie responded, "They can investigate it and see if the actions were compliant with American law." | Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Cambridge Analytica whistleblower urges U.S. lawmakers to investigate company

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie said after a meeting with House Democrats today he hopes Congress investigates whether the Trump-linked data firm broke U.S. law.

Asked by reporters what he hopes lawmakers will do with the information he gave them, Wylie responded, "They can investigate it and see if the actions were compliant with American law." Asked if they will, in fact, investigate, Wylie said: "I hope so. That’s why I came."


Wylie didn't answer a question about what information he provided during the closed-door briefing with Democrats on the House Judiciary and Oversight committees. Wylie was a source for news reports indicating Cambridge Analytica improperly obtained data on tens of millions of Facebook users.

Rep. David Cicilline called the briefing "disturbing" and said it showed an effort on the part of Cambridge Analytica to undermine U.S. democracy using military-style information warfare tactics. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee said Congress is abdicating its duty to investigate what sort of interference occurred in the 2016 election and warned the U.S. is not prepared to prevent something similar from happening again in future elections.

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Meanwhile, Rep. Jerry Nadler, ranking member on House Judiciary, bashed Republicans for avoiding the Wylie briefing.

"Judiciary Committee Republicans refused to participate in the interview, choosing instead to focus on a hearing this Thursday featuring social media personalities Diamond and Silk, who argue that social media companies are engaged in a plot to silence conservative voices on the Internet," Nadler's office said in a statement.

