Higgins: Russia's possible election interference 'deeper than people know'

Amanda McElfresh | The Daily Advertiser

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U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins said that intended interference in the country’s elections is “worse than people know.”

“The roots are deeper than people know … When you start pulling that curtain back and seeing what’s there, any American would be alarmed, and should be alarmed,” Higgins told The Daily Advertiser in April.

Higgins is vice chairman of the House Subcommittee on Oversight for Science, Space and Technology. As such, he said he has been privy to confidential briefings about suspected interference in U.S. elections, particularly from elements in Russia.

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“The level of interference, and intended interference, and ongoing intended interference from bad actors is very significant, and a tremendous amount is being done,” Higgins said. “However, I’m not satisfied at all with the response from some elements within the Department of Justice.”

Higgins said he was not unhappy with the Department of Justice as a whole, but is worried that some “bad actors” may try to hinder investigations into alleged interference.