Pelosi on election interference: 'Russia is the villian here'

"Everything that we've seen here in the public domain does not justify the statements that we heard yesterday," Pelosi told reporters before a classified briefing with intelligence officials.

"Russia is the villain here. From what we've seen in the public domain, Iran is a bad actor, but in no way equivalent," Pelosi added later.

U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe outlined alleged election interference at a news conference on Wednesday that also included FBI Director Chris Wray. "We have confirmed that some voter registration information has been obtained by Iran, and separately, by Russia," Ratcliffe said.