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MARQUARDT: “Well, Wolf, it's an extremely important point. And as Nia Malika and Dana were saying there, the IDP did come out last night saying very clearly that there was no hacking, there was no malicious activity surrounding this app. They were trying to quiet the concerns as the questions were growing about where the results were. We’re now hearing from the Department of Homeland Security saying something similar. The Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, he was on Fox News earlier today saying that there was no hacking that was evident, so far no malicious intent. What is important to note, though, Wolf, is that this app, which obviously was a vital part of the first in the nation caucus, was not screened by the Department of Homeland Security. DHS did offer to screen this app for hacking potential. That offer was not taken up by the IDP. So they never actually got their hands on it. Now, this isn’t all that rare. The DHS does not want to be seen as intervening in states elections, they don’t want to be seen as interfering too much, so they allow the states to -- to develop and screen and process this type of technology for themselves, often using local assets, local vendors. But the question has arisen as to why no one at the federal level has seen this. And so what DHS tends to do is they offer advice, they offer services, they offer technology. In this case, Wolf, that was not taken up by the IDP. DHS, Department of Homeland Security, did not get to take a look at this app in terms of its vulnerability for hacking.”