Jonathan Ernst
President Trump claimed in a tweet that the Russian leak of DNC documents in 2016 was a “hoax.” He posted: “...Why did Democratic National Committee turn down the DHS offer to protect against hacks (long prior to election). It’s all a big Dem HOAX! ...Why did the DNC REFUSE to turn over its Server to the FBI, and still hasn’t? It’s all a big Dem scam and excuse for losing the election!” DNC spokeswoman Adrienne Watson on Thursday told CNN that the Department of Homeland Security didn’t even reach out to the DNC until August of last year, after the hack had already been made public and the security gap fixed. “The DNC has and will continue to cooperate with law enforcement on Russia’s interference in our election,” Watson said. “The DNC has been in regular contact with the FBI for many months and the FBI confirmed the DNC has provided all the information it needed to make its assessment. The DNC was contacted by DHS months after the DNC worked closely with the FBI to remedy the intrusion. The DNC then provided DHS with detailed information about the intrusion.”