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DOJ arrests leak suspect following Russian election hacking report

• The Department of Justice announced Monday evening that it was charging federal contractor Reality Leigh Winner, 25, for removing and mailing classified documents about Russian intelligence launching a cyberattack on a U.S. voting software company to the Intercept.
• Winner is being charged with “removing classified material from a government facility and mailing it to a news outlet,” per the DOJ.
• On Monday afternoon, the Intercept published a report about a top-secret NSA document in which NSA intelligence concluded found that Russian military intelligence had attempted to hack more than 100 local election officials, and that it had carried out a cyberattack on a voting software company. Read more (6/5/17)

Despite new hacking reports, Donald Trump pushes for closer ties to Russia

• Despite the latest details on Russian hacking (above), Trump is calling for improved relations with Russia. 
• Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters in New Zealand that Trump has instructed him to boost ties with the country — regardless of news back in the United States.
• Tillerson said Trump told him to “stabilize that relationship, so it does not deteriorate further.” Read more (6/6/17)

Top Senate Intel Committee Dem says Russia’s attack went way beyond what’s in the ‘Intercept’ report

• Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, says that the Russian intervention in the election was even worse than what was revealed in the NSA documents.
• “The extent of the attacks is much broader than has been reported so far,” Warner told USA Today on Tuesday. 
• Despite that claim, the senator was careful to note that he doesn’t believe the Russians actually interfered with voting outcomes, while suggesting that the attacks may be ongoing. “None of these actions from the Russians stopped on Election Day.” Read more (6/6/17)