Reconcile:

Obama admin directs cybersecurity intelligence resources to stand down in Russian election tampering investigation, summer 2016, and then closes Russian embassy and kicks out 35 Russian diplomats for election tampering in December of 2016

https://www.businessinsider.com/susan-rice-told-white-house-cyber-team-to-knock-it-off-on-combatting-russian-meddling-2018-3/

https://nypost.com/2016/12/29/us-kicks-out-dozens-of-russian-diplomats-over-election-hacking/