"We write to urge your administration to devote all resources available to ensure that the Russian nationals indicted for allegedly interfering with the 2016 elections are brought to justice and stand trial in the United States," they wrote.

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The Democrats in their letter said that Putin's stance is "simply unacceptable" and knocked Trump, who has repeatedly cast doubt on the intelligence community's assessment that Russia interfered in the election. "It is extraordinary and confounding how little your administration is doing to counter Putin’s campaign to undermine our grand democracy, including the refusal to implement sanctions that passed Congress nearly unanimously," they wrote. But Russian President Vladimir Putin said last month that he would "never" extradite the individuals."It is extraordinary and confounding how little your administration is doing to counter Putin’s campaign to undermine our grand democracy, including the refusal to implement sanctions that passed Congress nearly unanimously," they wrote.

The U.S. and Russia do not have a formal extradition treaty. But the Democratic lawmakers argued there are a "number of tools" the government could use to try and extradite the individuals, including using international policing organizations and trying to leverage "diplomatic channels."

"Ensuring these Russian nationals stand trial in the United States is imperative for deterring Russia from future attacks on our democracy and would be a signal to those who seek to meddle with our election that such actions are not without consequences," they added.