Senate panel confirms Russian interference in 2016 US election
4 years, 8 months ago

Senate panel confirms Russian interference in 2016 US election

Al Jazeera  

A bipartisan United States Senate report released on Tuesday confirms the US intelligence community’s conclusions that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to sow chaos. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, a Republican from North Carolina, said in a statement that his panel “found no reason to dispute” the intelligence community’s conclusions, saying they reflected strong tradecraft and analytical reasoning. The Senate report endorsed the core conclusions of the intelligence community assessment that Russia had interfered on a grand scale in the 2016 US presidential election and that Russian President Vladimir Putin directed the interference. The Senate report includes a two-page statement from Democratic Senator Ron Wyden, who says the committee’s work makes clear that the intelligence community’s findings on Russian interference are “not a ‘hoax'” just because Putin denies it.

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Foreign Actors Manufacturing Videos and Spreading Fake News to Undermine US Election Integrity
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2 months ago

Foreign Actors Manufacturing Videos and Spreading Fake News to Undermine US Election Integrity

India Today  

US agencies have debunked two new examples of Russian election disinformation in the lead-up to Election Day. The first article claimed that US officials across presidential swing states were orchestrating a plan to commit fraud, while the second video falsely depicted an interview with an individual claiming election fraud in Arizona. These efforts pose a significant threat to the legitimacy …

Foreign Influence Campaigns Targeting U.S. Voters: A Growing Threat
Trending News
2 months ago

Foreign Influence Campaigns Targeting U.S. Voters: A Growing Threat

The Hindu  

Federal agencies issue a joint statement highlighting Russian election disinformation campaigns targeting U.S. voters. The statement points to two recent examples of Russian election disinformation, including a video falsely depicting an interview with an individual claiming election fraud in Arizona and a false article falsely claiming that U.S. officials across presidential swing states were orchestrating a plan to commit fraud.

Mueller investigator says Russia interfered in 2016 — and in the 2024 election too
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mueller investigator says Russia interfered in 2016 — and in the 2024 election too

NPR  

Mueller investigator says Russia interfered in 2016 — and in the 2024 election too Mueller deputy Aaron Zebley looks back on the investigation of Trump's ties to Russia and explains why his team didn’t indict the president in 2017. If you're just joining us, my guest is Aaron Zebley, one of the three members of Robert Mueller's team who wrote …

The FBI says Iran tried to send hacked files to Democrats. It’s another sign of foreign meddling
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The FBI says Iran tried to send hacked files to Democrats. It’s another sign of foreign meddling

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When the FBI said this week that Iran had tried to provide Democrats with material stolen from Donald Trump’s campaign, it was only the latest allegation of foreign interference with the U.S. election. The FBI said a few people connected to Biden’s reelection effort received unsolicited emails in late June and early July, before he dropped out of …

Joe Biden to reveal Russia's 'sustained effort' of 2024 U.S. election interference: report
4 months ago

Joe Biden to reveal Russia's 'sustained effort' of 2024 U.S. election interference: report

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden is expected to warn Americans that Russia is conducting a "sustained effort" to undermine U.S. elections. CNN said the actions were Biden's "most significant public response yet to alleged Russian influence operations targeting American voters." Olivia Troye, a former national security adviser to Mike Pence, said that "Russia’s interference in our elections is an alarming threat to …

Intelligence officials reveal primary threat to U.S. 2024 elections: report
5 months, 1 week ago

Intelligence officials reveal primary threat to U.S. 2024 elections: report

Raw Story  

The United States will once again have to combat Russian election interference in the form of propaganda supporting Donald Trump’s presidential run, according to a report from NBC. An unnamed source described as an intelligence official told NBC that the Kremlin will likely proliferate a pro-Trump propaganda campaign in an attempt to sway the election away from the Democratic nominee. …

2022 federal elections in the US not tainted by foreign interference, officials say
1 year ago

2022 federal elections in the US not tainted by foreign interference, officials say

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Foreign hackers did not change vote totals or otherwise compromise the integrity of federal elections last year in the United States, according to a declassified U.S. government report made public Monday. “We have no evidence that any detected activity prevented voting, changed votes, or disrupted the ability to tally votes or to transmit election results in a timely …

How the 2016 election could factor into the case accusing Trump of trying to overturn the 2020 race
1 year ago

How the 2016 election could factor into the case accusing Trump of trying to overturn the 2020 race

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — To hear his lawyers tell it, Donald Trump was alarmed by Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, motivated as president to focus on cybersecurity and had a good-faith basis four years later to worry that foreign actors had again meddled in the race. “There’s usually multiple data points that each side will argue indicates one mental state or …

US to create center targeting foreign election interference
3 years, 8 months ago

US to create center targeting foreign election interference

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Monday that it will establish a new center responding to what the U.S. intelligence community has assessed as attempts by Russia and other adversaries to interfere with American elections. The Foreign Malign Influence Center will be housed in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which coordinates information sharing among U.S. spy agencies. …

US report says Russia tried to influence 2020 election
3 years, 9 months ago

US report says Russia tried to influence 2020 election

Al Jazeera  

US intelligence agencies also found attempts by Iran, Venezuela and Hezbollah to meddle in the presidential election. Russia’s government tried to seed the 2020 US presidential campaign with “misleading or unsubstantiated allegations” against then-candidate Joe Biden through allies of former President Trump and his administration, US intelligence officials have said. US intelligence agencies found other attempts to sway voters, including …

Russian meddling efforts intensifying as US election nears
4 years, 3 months ago

Russian meddling efforts intensifying as US election nears

CNN  

CNN — The Russians are still meddling. In addition to new sanctions this week, the intelligence community’s top election security official Bill Evanina publicly announced last month that Russia was actively working to denigrate Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. But those actions are playing out against a backdrop of President Donald Trump still refusing to accept that Russia is interfering …

Trump campaign’s Russia contacts ‘grave’ threat, Senate says
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump campaign’s Russia contacts ‘grave’ threat, Senate says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump campaign’s interactions with Russian intelligence services during the 2016 presidential election posed a “grave” counterintelligence threat, a Senate panel concluded Tuesday as it detailed how associates of Donald Trump had regular contact with Russians and expected to benefit from the Kremlin’s help. A Manafort lawyer, Kevin Downing, said Tuesday that information sealed at the request of …

The Senate just dropped a massive Russia bombshell (and most people missed it)
4 years, 4 months ago

The Senate just dropped a massive Russia bombshell (and most people missed it)

CNN  

CNN — On Tuesday, the Senate Intelligence Committee dropped a bombshell about Russia’s interference in the 2016 election – and its ongoing efforts to disrupt the 2020 contest as well. Consider what we learned on Tuesday : * Trump’s campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s “high-level access and willingness to share information with individuals closely affiliated with the Russian intelligence services” was …

Senate intelligence report warns of repeat of Russian election interference
4 years, 4 months ago

Senate intelligence report warns of repeat of Russian election interference

CNN  

CNN — A Senate Intelligence Committee report detailing how Russia’s 2016 election interference was encouraged by President Donald Trump and his campaign raises the stakes for the current campaign at a time when Trump is openly amplifying Russian disinformation. “Russia is actively interfering again in the 2020 US election to assist Donald Trump, and some of the President’s associates are …

Russia worked to help Trump in 2016 election: Senate panel
4 years, 4 months ago

Russia worked to help Trump in 2016 election: Senate panel

Al Jazeera  

The US Senate called the report the ‘most comprehensive description’ of Russian efforts and the ‘threat they posed’. The United States Senate intelligence committee concluded that the Kremlin launched an aggressive effort to meddle in the 2016 presidential contest on behalf of Donald Trump as the Republican-led panel on Tuesday released its fifth and final report in its investigation into …

Trump’s 2016 campaign chair communicated with Russian intelligence, bipartisan Senate panel finds
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump’s 2016 campaign chair communicated with Russian intelligence, bipartisan Senate panel finds

LA Times  

President Trump’s 2016 campaign eagerly capitalized on Russia’s efforts to meddle in the U.S. election four years ago, according to a bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee report that raises new concerns about connections between his top aides and Moscow. The report, released Tuesday, found that the Trump campaign “publicly undermined” the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia was behind the email …

Bipartisan Senate Intel report details Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016, adding to Mueller findings
4 years, 4 months ago

Bipartisan Senate Intel report details Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016, adding to Mueller findings

CNN  

CNN — The Senate Intelligence Committee released Tuesday the most comprehensive and meticulous examination to date explaining how Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election and the Trump campaign welcomed the foreign adversary’s help, revealing new information about contacts between Russian officials and associates of President Donald Trump during and after the campaign. The committee says it obtained “some information …

Bipartisan Senate Intel report details Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016, adding to Mueller findings
4 years, 4 months ago

Bipartisan Senate Intel report details Trump campaign contacts with Russia in 2016, adding to Mueller findings

CNN  

CNN — The Senate Intelligence Committee released Tuesday the most comprehensive and meticulous examination to date explaining how Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election and the Trump campaign welcomed the foreign adversary’s help, revealing new information about contacts between Russian officials and associates of President Donald Trump during and after the campaign. The committee says it obtained “some information …

Russia interfered in 2016 election to back Trump, not Clinton, new Senate intelligence report confirms
4 years, 8 months ago

Russia interfered in 2016 election to back Trump, not Clinton, new Senate intelligence report confirms

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new bipartisan report from the Senate Intelligence Committee reasserts …

Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in 2016
4 years, 8 months ago

Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in 2016

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate report released Tuesday affirms the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusions that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election in a far-ranging influence campaign approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin and aimed at helping Donald Trump win the White House. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., said in a statement that his panel “found no reason …

Bipartisan Senate report backs intel community assessment that Russia interfered to help Trump in 2016 electio
4 years, 8 months ago

Bipartisan Senate report backs intel community assessment that Russia interfered to help Trump in 2016 electio

CNN  

Washington CNN — A bipartisan report from the Senate Intelligence Committee released on Tuesday has backed the US intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to help then-candidate Donald Trump. Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr said in a statement that the assessment reflected “strong tradecraft” and “sound analytical reasoning.” “The Committee found no reason to dispute …

Déjà vu 2016? Russia back to stirring chaos in U.S. election
4 years, 10 months ago

Déjà vu 2016? Russia back to stirring chaos in U.S. election

India TV News  

Just weeks into this year’s election cycle, Russia already is actively interfering in the U.S. presidential campaign in hopes of reelecting President Donald Trump, and is also trying to help the candidacy of Sen. Bernie Sanders on the Democratic side, intelligence officials have concluded. Former CIA Director John Brennan told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Friday that Trump’s ouster of Maguire …

FBI director warns of ongoing Russian ‘information warfare’
4 years, 11 months ago

FBI director warns of ongoing Russian ‘information warfare’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — FBI Director Chris Wray said Wednesday that Russia is engaged in “information warfare” heading into the 2020 presidential election, though he said law enforcement has not seen ongoing efforts by Russia to target America’s election infrastructure. But, Wray said Wednesday, “I don’t think we’ve seen any ongoing efforts to target election infrastructure like we did in 2016.” His …

Mike Pompeo Says Ukraine, 2016 Election Interference Should Be Investigated
5 years, 1 month ago

Mike Pompeo Says Ukraine, 2016 Election Interference Should Be Investigated

NPR  

Mike Pompeo Says Ukraine, 2016 Election Interference Should Be Investigated Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Alex Brandon/AP Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he thinks the U.S. should investigate a conspiracy theory — debunked by American intelligence services — that Ukraine, not Russia, hacked the Democratic National Committee's computer server in 2016. Sponsor Message Last week, Fiona Hill, …

Trump predicts ‘historic’ report on origins of Russia probe
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump predicts ‘historic’ report on origins of Russia probe

Al Jazeera  

A Justice Department watchdog is looking into the origins of an FBI inquiry into Russian meddling in 2016 election. US President Donald Trump said on Friday that a government watchdog report on the origins of the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, which engulfed two years of his presidency, will be “historic”. On Thursday, Justice Department …

General election: How the Russia report could be damning for the Tories
5 years, 1 month ago

General election: How the Russia report could be damning for the Tories

The Independent  

Would, I wonder, the Intelligence and Security Committee of parliament’s report on Russia be drawing quite so much attention if the government were not giving every appearance of trying to suppress it? Russia was supposed to have hacked Emmanuel Macron’s campaign during the last weeks of the 2017 French presidential election, and there were fears that Russia could interfere also …

FBI should have done more to fight 2016 Russian disinformation, Senate Committee suggests
5 years, 3 months ago

FBI should have done more to fight 2016 Russian disinformation, Senate Committee suggests

CNN  

CNN — The FBI was caught flat-footed by Russia’s disinformation campaign in 2016, a new bipartisan report issued by the Senate Intelligence Committee has found. The report echoes criticisms from former Obama administration officials who said the US intelligence community could have done more to stop Russian interference through social media in 2016. Lawmakers determined that Russian-backed activity on social …

Senate Intel Committee Unveils Election Security Report In Wake Of Mueller Hearings
5 years, 5 months ago

Senate Intel Committee Unveils Election Security Report In Wake Of Mueller Hearings

NPR  

Senate Intel Committee Unveils Election Security Report In Wake Of Mueller Hearings Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Updated at 3:59 p.m. ET The Senate intelligence committee has released its report detailing Russia's targeting of election systems in 2016 along with recommendations for protecting American elections from foreign interference. Sponsor Message The leaders of the …

A Look At The Potential Political Implications Of Mueller's Congressional Testimony
5 years, 5 months ago

A Look At The Potential Political Implications Of Mueller's Congressional Testimony

NPR  

A Look At The Potential Political Implications Of Mueller's Congressional Testimony ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: And joining us now to discuss the political implications of today's hearing is NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith. SHAPIRO: Trump originally said he wasn't sure he would watch today's hearings - seems like he did. Or do people see Robert Mueller saying that he couldn't …

Mueller On Russian Election Interference: 'They're Doing It As We Sit Here'
5 years, 5 months ago

Mueller On Russian Election Interference: 'They're Doing It As We Sit Here'

NPR  

Mueller On Russian Election Interference: 'They're Doing It As We Sit Here' Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Updated at 4:56 p.m. Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, told Mueller that he had failed to fulfill his responsibilities as a prosecutor by writing that he could neither charge Trump nor "exonerate him" — because exoneration is not …

Russia election meddling: Donald Trump made mockery of 2016 Russian interference
5 years, 6 months ago

Russia election meddling: Donald Trump made mockery of 2016 Russian interference

CNN  

Washington CNN — While you were sleeping, President Donald Trump sunk to a new low when it comes to his long-held skepticism that Russia actively interfered in the 2016 election to help him and hurt Hillary Clinton. In Japan at the G20 – and sitting beside Vladimir Putin before the duo’s first meeting since the release of special counsel Robert …

Sen. Dick Durbin corrects the record about McConnell’s "case closed" claim on Russian interference
5 years, 7 months ago

Sen. Dick Durbin corrects the record about McConnell’s "case closed" claim on Russian interference

Salon  

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL., on Tuesday set the record straight about Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s, R-KY., lack of response to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, explaining the Republican leader served to gain from the meddling. Durbin made the comments after McConnell on Tuesday declared special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference “case closed” — a remark …

Democrats get Mueller ammunition but they are split on how to use it
5 years, 8 months ago

Democrats get Mueller ammunition but they are split on how to use it

Business Standard  

Democrats get Mueller ammunition but they are split on how to use it Representative Doug Collins, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, said Democrats had misconstrued a section of the report about obstruction of justice to suit their anti-Trump agenda Premium Trump put out a tweet with a Game of Thrones-inspired meme after US Attorney General Bill Barr …

Russia rejects Mueller report that documents its interference
5 years, 8 months ago

Russia rejects Mueller report that documents its interference

Al Jazeera  

According to the report, Russia ‘interfered in the 2016 presidential election in sweeping and systematic fashion’. The Kremlin said on Friday that US Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s long-awaited report did not contain any evidence that the Russian state had meddled in the 2016 US presidential election. Mueller’s report, released on Thursday with multiple redactions, detailed extensive contacts between Donald Trump‘s …

Mueller report shows no evidence of Russian meddling in US election: Moscow
5 years, 8 months ago

Mueller report shows no evidence of Russian meddling in US election: Moscow

India Today  

Russia on Friday dismissed US special counsel Robert Mueller's report, saying it contains "no proven evidence" that Moscow interfered in the 2016 US presidential election. The 448-page report released by US Attorney General William Barr on Thursday sketched out the Russian meddling in the US elections in great detail. "The report contains no proven evidence that Russia allegedly interfered in …

Mueller Report: Trump Tried To Stop Investigation Fearing His Presidency Was Over
5 years, 8 months ago

Mueller Report: Trump Tried To Stop Investigation Fearing His Presidency Was Over

NPR  

Mueller Report: Trump Tried To Stop Investigation Fearing His Presidency Was Over Enlarge this image toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Win McNamee/Getty Images Updated at 7:24 p.m. At news conference in New York, House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said, "Even in its incomplete form, however, the Mueller report outlines disturbing evidence that President Trump engaged in obstruction of justice …

Redacted Robert Mueller report on Russia links of Donald Trump campaign to be released Thursday: US Department of Justice
5 years, 8 months ago

Redacted Robert Mueller report on Russia links of Donald Trump campaign to be released Thursday: US Department of Justice

Firstpost  

A redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report on the probe into the Russia links of US President Donald Trump’s campaign team will be released Thursday Washington: A redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s final report on the probe into the Russia links of US President Donald Trump’s campaign team will be released Thursday, the Department of …

Mueller probe into Russian interference in Trump campaign shows checks and balances on US presidents loosening
5 years, 9 months ago

Mueller probe into Russian interference in Trump campaign shows checks and balances on US presidents loosening

Firstpost  

It was outgoing president Barack Obama who first imposed sanctions on Russia and kicked out nearly 35 diplomats as a result of allegations that Russians had hacked the US election in favour of Donald Trump This scandal has been at least four years in the making. As Attorney-General William Barr observed, “the investigation had employed 19 lawyers who were assisted …

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