Article snippet: Democrats blasted the White House Wednesday following back-to-back reports that administration officials were discouraged from raising concerns about Russian interference in the 2020 election. Several Democratic lawmakers characterized allegations that White House staffers are rebuffing administration officials as "troubling" and questioned if aides were dodging the topic over fear of irritating MORE. Sen. wrote Sen. MORE (D-Mass.). The public alarm bells come MORE not to brief Trump on possible interference in the upcoming election, despite her concerns that it was a key national security issue. Mulvaney, according to the Times, said it “wasn’t a great subject and should be kept below [the president's] level." Another official told CNN Wednesday that it was like "pulling teeth" to try to get the White House to gear up for potential interference in the 2020 election. The official, who went unnamed, said that Director of National Intelligence MORE detailing his investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election. Trump repeatedly derided Mueller's nearly two-year probe as a "witch hunt," despite eight U.S. intelligence agencies concluding in January 2017 that Russians interfered in the presidential election. And the heads of multiple agencies have warned of ongoing attempts to infiltrate U.S. elections, although the director of national intelligence did not find any direct interference in the 2018 midterm elections. Trump has been reluctant to acce... Link to the full article to read more