William J. Kemble reports in The Daily Freeman that Rep. John Faso (R-Kinderhook) is “disappointed” with President Donald Trump’s response to Russia’s alleged election meddling. “I’m disappointed in that,” Faso said during a recent interview in Kingston. “I do think that we need to be much more forthright about the fact that the Russians have malign intentions toward the United States.” On March 26 the State Department announced it was expelling 60 Russian diplomats, but not because of election interference. The expulsions came in retaliation for Russia's alleged involvement in the poisoning of an ex-spy and his daughter in England. Faso also complained that the State Department has not spent any of the $120 million set aside to counter Russian efforts to meddle in elections and hack such infrastructure as electrical grid and U.S. aviation systems. “I think we have to be much tougher on the Russians,” he said. “I was pleased to see the Justice Department bring the action against the Iranian nationals for cyber crimes, but I’m not satisfied with the degree to which we have taken action against the Russians.” Faso says, “I have no way of knowing” whether the investigation of the President's involvement with Russia plays any part in the administration's lack of action on Russian issues. Read the full story in The Daily Freeman.

Faso also appeared on Fox News March 26. Watch the clip below.