I am saddened beyond measure by this. I believe that this is an existential crisis for the American idea.
Sadly there is no way to rectify this that will not create more problems and worse ones. Once the decision was made to release the Comey letter about HRC's emails the Republican leadership - who were informed about the Russian meddling should have done the same with this information. At the same time both Republican and Democratic leaders should have raised the alarm about Russian meddling in the election. They should have trusted the American people to cast their vote with all of the information. By not doing so, in my opinion the Republican leadership is guilty of complicity with the Russians if not Treason by default.
We must freeze the results of the election and clear the air by getting to the truth as soon as possible. A commission comprised of equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats - people who are beyond reproach. If I were President I would choose a former Supreme Court Justice like David Souter to lead the commission and stress to the members that this was the most important moment of their lives and an existential challenge to the American idea. The slightest wiff of partisanship will consign them to the same ash heap that Benedict Arnold occupies.
There can be no change to the outcome of the election because to allow this would surely allow the partisans to derail the process. We will have to live with the fact that the Russians succeeded in affecting the outcome of ONE election to assure that they are NEVER able to do so again.
