Top Democrat Schiff criticizes Obama over reaction to Russian hacks

Adam Schiff speaks during a discussion in Washington earlier this month. The Obama adminstration “should have done a lot more” to combat Russian interference in the 2016 US election before the result was known, a top congressional Democrat said on Sunday. Adam Schiff, the ranking member of the House intelligence committee, also said Donald Trump’s complaints about White House inaction, tweeted after the Washington Post reported that Barack Obama knew about Russian interference as far back as August 2016, were like “knowingly receiving stolen property and] blaming police for not stopping the theft”.