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Malware that is sent usually via email. its sent out to a workforce, say a state or local government. and when they click on it encrypts or destroys, prevents access to the data on that system, unless you pay a ransom to usually whoever the hackers are. typically, its via digital currency like bitcoin. if you pay that ransom, they will decrypt that information. but sometimes you pay the ransom and they dont decrypt it anyway. it has crippled many state and local governments. they have many vulne...

Could steal and cross correlate that against known intelligence officers, military personnel, people ripe for exploration or create a level of uncertainty about who actually voted where and when. we already saw that the russians tried to penetrate voting databases. no need to give it to them all in one spot. >> is there a way that the information could be safely collected and protected? >> the point is why, what would be the purpose of this? thats where you get into politics. they want to scrub ...

Question the entire process. >> not only should voters be skeptical of the results, but they should be extremely, you know, sir couple expect about the collection of this data and how its going to be handled. >> peter alexander, nbc news, the white house. >> you heard them say all the information the white house is requesting is public, anyway. but both republicans and democrats are pushing back, so what is their biggest fear? >> a lot of this information, yes, it is public, but there is some se...

Oath the meetings with the russians is something that should cause him concern. and its good to have a lawyer who might be able to help him. these all could be explained. but they also do appear suspicious enough to justify having a lawyer. >> so clint, weve got jeh johnson, former hope land security secretary tomorrow. if you were on that panel, if you had one question, what line of questioning would you pursue with him? >> id want to know how early did they see -- specifically with johnson he ...

Who might be able to help him. these all could be explained. but they also do appear suspicious enough to justify having a lawyer. >> so clint weve got jay johnson, former homeland security secretary tomorrow if you had one line of question whag would you pursue with him. >> id want to know how early did they see -- specifically with johnson he knew about meddling with the electoral systems. id want to know how early were they on to the fact that there could be tampering both with machines or mo...

Systems. id want to know how early were they on to the fact that there could be tampering both with machines or more relevant data rolls, voter rolls that whats russians were priking at so to see if the election could be rigged or there was fraud. they could push that as an flauns ryan. id like to know how early he knew how well was that id want to know how early were they on to the fact that there could be tampering both with machines or more relevant data rolls, voter rolls that whats russians...

Have to either mail it or turn it in, that no one could come to their house and take the ballot if why? the concern is you could have a blank ballot or you could feel pressure because a certain volunteer from a certain campaign came to get the ballot. this is why states and localities make these determinations, voter rolls. we all know that local election officials have funding issues and sometimes their rolls arent in the best of order. in the 34 days i spent in florida, we saw this firsthand. ...

>> theres a hodgepodge of law os through the. what i heard in your report is that the most liberal circuit, the ninth circuit, said that it would be inappropriate for a person who gets to vote early to have to either mail it or turn it in, that no one could come to their house and take the ballot if why? the concern is you could have a blank ballot or you could feel pressure because a certain volunteer from a certain campaign came to get the ballot. this is why states and localities make these d...