Sen. John CornynJohn CornynGOP senator: Russian hacking 'hardly news' Senators move to protect 'Dreamers' Democrats back down from shutdown threat MORE (R-Texas) said Saturday that fresh reports of Russian interference in the U.S. election are “hardly news.”
“All this ‘news’ of Russian hacking: it has been going on for years. Serious, but hardly news,” Cornyn wrote on Twitter.
All this "news" of Russian hacking: it has been going on for years. Serious, but hardly news
— JohnCornyn (@JohnCornyn) December 10, 2016
The senator followed up on the tweet, citing a book by former CIA director, retired Gen. Michael Hayden.
“A good source on this is Michael Hayden's book: Playing to the Edge, American Intelligence in the Age of Terror,” Cornyn added.
Cornyn also appeared to support a tweet from Sen. Lindsey GrahamLindsey GrahamGraham slams Russia Second Dem calls for probe into Russian election involvement Trump picks Exxon CEO Tillerson for secretary of State: report MORE (R) in which the South Carolina lawmaker said he would “look at all things Russia,” including the cyberattacks.
Hear, hear! https://t.co/Am3rgOo1Li
— JohnCornyn (@JohnCornyn) December 10, 2016
On Friday, The Washington Post reported that a secret assessment conducted by the CIA found that Russian operatives meddled in the election to help Donald TrumpDonald TrumpMcCain: Tillerson ties to Putin a 'matter of concern' Heitkamp is Trump's top choice for Agriculture secretary: report Graham slams Russia MORE.
The New York Times also reported Friday that Russian-backed hackers breached the Republican National Committee in addition to the Democratic National Committee, but only released documents from the DNC.
The Trump campaign dismissed the reports late Friday.