Senior intelligence official warns Russia, Iran, China targeting U.S. elections
A senior intelligence official within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) on Friday warned that Russia, Iran and China were attempting to sway the 2020 elections.
William Evanina, the director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, noted that the ODNI had been regularly briefing members of Congress, presidential campaigns and political committees on these foreign threats to elections "in recent months."
"Foreign nations continue to use influence measures in social and traditional media in an effort to sway U.S. voters' preferences and perspectives, to shift U.S. policies, to increase discord and to undermine confidence in our democratic process," Evanina said in a statement on Friday. "The coronavirus pandemic and recent protests, for instance, continue to serve as fodder for foreign influence and disinformation efforts in America."
He warned that "at this time, we're primarily concerned with China, Russia and Iran - although other nation states and non-state actors could also do harm to our electoral process. Our insights and judgments will evolve as the election season progresses."
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