Among the references to Florida in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation was confirmation that one Florida county was compromised during the 2016 election.You can watch the testimony live on WESH, WESH.com and in the WESH 2 News appThe state was mentioned dozens of times in Mueller’s Russia report. Amid the special counsel’s report was the first confirmed assessment by federal investigators of Russian interference in Florida’s elections.The report found that in November 2016, more than 120 email accounts used by Florida county officials responsible for election supervision received emails in apparent hacking attempts.The report noted, “the FBI believes that this operation enabled the GRU (Russian Intelligence) to gain access to the network of at least one Florida county government.”The report did not mention which county was compromised.>>>MORE: What to expect when Robert Mueller faces CongressThe former special counsel will testify publicly at 8:30 a.m. ET before the House Judiciary Committee and at noon ET before the House Intelligence Committee.When Mueller testifies he will face several Florida representatives. Rep. Val Demings is on both the House Judiciary and House Intelligence Committees. She’s the only Florida member on the Intelligence Committee.Rep. Ted Deutch, Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Rep. Matt Gaetz, and Rep. Greg Steube are members of the House Judiciary Committee. On the heels of the report’s release, Gov. Ron DeSantis met with the FBI and then told reporters that Russian hackers gained access to voter databases in two Florida counties ahead of the 2016 presidential election.DeSantis said the hackers didn’t manipulate any data and the election results weren’t compromised.The governor said he signed an agreement with the FBI not to disclose the names of the counties, but elections officials in those counties are aware of the intrusions.He said the hackers gained access through a spearfishing email after a worker clicked a link.
Among the references to Florida in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation was confirmation that one Florida county was compromised during the 2016 election.
You can watch the testimony live on WESH, WESH.com and in the WESH 2 News app
The state was mentioned dozens of times in Mueller’s Russia report.
Amid the special counsel’s report was the first confirmed assessment by federal investigators of Russian interference in Florida’s elections.
The report found that in November 2016, more than 120 email accounts used by Florida county officials responsible for election supervision received emails in apparent hacking attempts.
The report noted, “the FBI believes that this operation enabled the GRU (Russian Intelligence) to gain access to the network of at least one Florida county government.”
The report did not mention which county was compromised.
>>>MORE: What to expect when Robert Mueller faces Congress
The former special counsel will testify publicly at 8:30 a.m. ET before the House Judiciary Committee and at noon ET before the House Intelligence Committee.
When Mueller testifies he will face several Florida representatives.
Rep. Val Demings is on both the House Judiciary and House Intelligence Committees. She’s the only Florida member on the Intelligence Committee.
Rep. Ted Deutch, Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Rep. Matt Gaetz, and Rep. Greg Steube are members of the House Judiciary Committee.
On the heels of the report’s release, Gov. Ron DeSantis met with the FBI and then told reporters that Russian hackers gained access to voter databases in two Florida counties ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
DeSantis said the hackers didn’t manipulate any data and the election results weren’t compromised.
The governor said he signed an agreement with the FBI not to disclose the names of the counties, but elections officials in those counties are aware of the intrusions.
He said the hackers gained access through a spearfishing email after a worker clicked a link.
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