Former FBI Director James Comey wanted there to be "no fuzz" on the question of if the Russians hacked the 2016 presidential election. "They did it with purpose, they did it with sophistication, they did it with overwhelming technical efforts," he emphasized Thursday.
But there was one point in particular Comey wanted to make: "They will be back," he said. "They're going to come for whatever party they choose to try to work on the behalf of."
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