; Whereas, in a February 4, 2017, tweet, President Trump referred to a Federal judge with whom he disagreed as a so-called judge ; Whereas, in a May 9, 2017, President Trump referred to the United States Senate Minority Leader as Cryin’ Chuck Schumer in a tweet; Whereas, on April 28, 2017, President Trump referred to United States Senator Elizabeth Warren as Pocahontas in a speech to the National Rifle Association; Whereas President Trump has called press reports, fake news and in some instances his administration has prohibited video recordings of White House press briefings; Whereas President Trump used Twitter to circulate a video of him violently wrestling a man covered by a CNN logo, which, according to the Reporters Committee on Freedom of the Press, was a threat of physical violence against journalists … [and] beneath the office of the presidency. ; Whereas free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy; Whereas, on January 6, 2017, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence detailed Russian efforts to influence the 2016 Presidential election, stating, We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the U.S. presidential election. Russia’s goals were to undermine public faith in the U.S. 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 refused to acknowledge, unequivocally, that Russia meddled in the 2016 Presidential election, saying, instead, things like I think it very well could be Russia but I think it could very well have been other countries … I think a lot of people interfere.