(Melina Mara/The Washington Post)The chairwoman of the House Democrats’ national campaign committee asked her Republican counterpart Wednesday to refrain from using hacked materials to attack candidates ahead of the 2020 elections. Now, with the findings of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III confirming Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is hoping to finally reach a bipartisan agreement not to use the fruits of those illicit hacks. The groups undertook a more serious effort to reach a deal in 2018, but talks fell apart just weeks before Election Day. Said Bustos in a statement: “Preventing Russia or any other foreign power from interfering in our elections should not be an issue that divides Democrats and Republicans. Among them are the Democratic National Committee, the Priorities USA super PAC and the presidential campaign of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).

Source: Washington Post April 24, 2019 14:26 UTC