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MR, GOWDY: Given your expertise in Russia, why did you wait untilDecember to ask them to get the information? Had Russia interfered with ourelections in the past?

MS. FARKAS: Okay. That's two questions.

MR. GOWDY: So you can take whatever one you want.

MS. FARKAS:So have Russia interfered in our elections in the past? Not to my knowledge.Had - the first question was why did it take me until December?

MR. GOWDY: Yes.

MS. FARKAS: Because, as I said in other statements, I got the feeling based on observing Members of Congress, staff in the press, the things that people were saying, I didn't sense sufficient concern.