; Whereas, on January 6, 2017, the Director of National Intelligence released an Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) on Russia’s involvement in the 2016 United States election that stated, We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election. Russia’s goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency. We further assess Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump. ; Whereas President Trump has repeatedly dismissed the judgments of the intelligence community (as such term is defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003(4) ) regarding Russia’s interference in the 2016 United States election; Whereas, on July 3, 2018, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate released a report assessing the quality of the January 2017 ICA and found the ICA is a sound intelligence product; Whereas despite being aware that Russia interfered in the 2016 United States election, President Trump met with President Putin in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018; Whereas President Trump has refused to denounce President Putin or the Russian Federation for interfering in the 2016 United States election; Whereas President Trump stated that the United States policy toward Russia has been foolish and the United States is responsible for the present state of the relationship between the United States and Russia; Whereas President Trump stated, President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial of Russian interference in the 2016 United States election; Whereas President Trump stated, [The Director of National Intelligence] came to me and some others they said they think it’s Russia. I have President Putin. He just said it’s not Russia. I will say this: I don’t see any reason why it would be [Russia].