Whereas the intelligence community of the United States of America concluded that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election for the purpose of increasing the chances that Donald J. Trump would be elected President; Whereas the intelligence community consists of dedicated professionals who have served in both Republican and Democratic administrations; Whereas Donald J. Trump has repeatedly mocked intelligence officials and rejected the conclusions of the intelligence community; Whereas the Russian government was responsible for cyberattacks against persons affiliated with the Democratic Party and the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton; Whereas, in July of 2016, Donald J. Trump publicly encouraged Russian operatives to conduct cyberattacks against Hillary Clinton, his political opponent; Whereas, on December 29, 2016, President Barack Obama announced sanctions in response to the Russian government’s cyber operations aimed at the 2016 presidential election, and these sanctions affected nine entities and individuals affiliated with the Russian government, including the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) of the Russian government, one other Russian intelligence service, four individual officers of the GRU, and three companies that provided material support to the GRU’s cyber operations; Whereas, on December 29, 2016, President Barack Obama expelled 35 Russian government officials who had failed to act in a manner consistent with their diplomatic status and provided notice that as of December 30, 2016, Russian access would be denied to two Russian government-owned compounds, one in Maryland and one in New York; Whereas Donald J. Trump responded to the Obama Administration’s sanctions against Russia by announcing, It’s time for our country to move on to bigger and better things.