Rob Portman U.S. Senator's email to me.

Senator Rob Portman	Mar 28 (6 days ago)
to me

Dear Henrietta,

Thank you very much for contacting me regarding allegations of improper communications between the Trump campaign and Russian officials during the 2016 Presidential election. I understand the seriousness of these allegations, and appreciate your views.

Like you, I have closely followed developments related to contact between Trump campaign and transition officials and Russian intelligence officers. You may know that in recent weeks, I have supported General Flynn’s decision to resign as National Security Adviser and Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to recuse himself from any investigation into the Trump Administration’s improper contact with Russia. I will continue to track this situation closely.

I agree that the extent of Russian contact with Presidential campaigns in 2016 is worthy of bipartisan investigation in the Senate Intelligence Committee. Determining the extent of Russian efforts to influence our election is a matter of national security and is far more important than partisan politics.

I believe the United States must take a principled and tough-minded approach toward the Russian Federation. Recently, on February 9th, I cosigned a bipartisan letter calling on President to maintain the current U.S. sanctions against Russia and Russian entities—and to impose new sanctions as necessary—unless Russia fully respects the Minsk agreements and restores all control over Crimea to Ukraine. The letter also stated that the United States should not enter into any diplomatic or military agreement with Russia regarding Syria until Russia halts its military operations that have caused immense human suffering in Syria and ceases all support for the murderous regime of Bashar al-Assad.

President Putin must know that the United States stands as a beacon of freedom and democracy around the world, and will stand up for what is right.

Thank you again for taking the time to write. I value your opinion and will keep it in mind as I work to protect this nation. For more information on my work addressing the Russia threat, you may visit my website at www.portman.senate.gov

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Sincerely,

Rob Portman
U.S. Senator