PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An elector from Rhode Island who once worked for the Obama administration’s National Security Council is taking a leadership role in calling on federal intelligence agencies to release more information about possible Russian interference to help elect Donald Trump as president.
Democrat Clay Pell says the 538 members of the Electoral College should be provided with an intelligence briefing before they choose the next U.S. president on Monday.
Pell was one of 10 electors who sent a letter this week seeking information from U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. The list of electors who have signed the letter has now grown to 40, though only one is a Republican.
Pell says it’s an unprecedented situation and he and other electors need the information to fulfill their constitutional duties.
