Sec. Nielsen on 2016 US election interference: 'It was the Russians'

Oliver de Ros/AP Photo Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen backed up US intelligence findings on interference in the 2016 US presidential election Tuesday, saying "it was the Russians." Speaking at a cybersecurity conference, Nielsen offered a sharp condemnation of Russian hacking and cybersecurity threats as a chief concern of the department. Nielsen's comments come two weeks after President Donald Trump earned harsh blowback for failing to hold Russia accountable for ele...