"We are determined to learn as much as we can about what transpired so that, as lawmakers, we can take appropriate steps to prevent such intrusions from reoccurring in the future," US Reps. Stephanie Murphy, a Democrat, and Michael Waltz, a Republican, wrote in a letter dated Thursday to Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Murphy and Waltz said the special counsel Robert Mueller's report "raises a host of critically-important questions that require answers."
A redacted version of the Mueller report released last month stated that the Russian military intelligence agency, the GRU, sent spearphishing emails to over 120 email accounts used by Florida county officials. The spearphishing emails had a Word document attached that was "coded with malicious software that permitted the GRU to access the infected computer," according to the Mueller report.
"We understand the FBI believes that this operation enabled the GRU to gain access to the network of at least one Florida county government," Mueller wrote.
The county was not identified.
In a statement, Murphy said Florida voters "have the right to know the extent to which foreign actors may have breached our state's election security systems, and what the federal government is doing to prevent it from happening again."
"We have a duty as members of the Florida congressional delegation to be fully informed on what we must do to help our state safeguard its election process, upgrade its voting infrastructure, and hold bad actors accountable," Murphy said Thursday. "As the country's largest swing state, we cannot allow the integrity of our democratic process to be compromised."
CNN reported last week that the FBI is set to meet soon with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and US Sen. Rick Scott, who earlier demanded proof of the infiltration.
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