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NSA director Mike Rogers’s remarkable comments about Trump’s Russia efforts — or lack thereof

Admiral Michael S. Rogers, the commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, said President Trump has not directed him to go after the Russian cyber threat. (Video: The Washington Post)
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For months, it’s been acknowledged — often quietly — that the Trump administration isn’t doing much to deter further Russian interference in U.S. elections. The Washington Post reported extensively in December about how President Trump doesn’t even like to talk about Russian interference — much less act to prevent it — and White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders struggled last week to name concrete steps he had taken.

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Aaron Blake is senior political reporter, writing for The Fix. A Minnesota native, he has also written about politics for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Hill newspaper.@aaronblake
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