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Trump tried to install Devin Nunes lackey in top FBI job -- until Bill Barr threat upended the scheme
3 years, 7 months ago

Trump tried to install Devin Nunes lackey in top FBI job -- until Bill Barr threat upended the scheme

Raw Story  

Former president Donald Trump was fixated on firing the FBI director he appointed, Christopher Wray, but backed away from the brink of shaking up the bureau after then-attorney general William Barr threatened to quit rather than go along. The twice-impeached one-term president got angry whenever Wray entered the news cycle, especially when he testified about the Russia investigation or knocked …

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US counterintelligence chief says foreign adversaries are exploiting Trump’s lies to influence election
4 years, 2 months ago

US counterintelligence chief says foreign adversaries are exploiting Trump’s lies to influence election

CNN  

Washington CNN — The top US intelligence official on election security says that foreign adversaries are exploiting lies by President Donald Trump in their campaigns to influence the 2020 election. Evanina was asked about a list of false claims about mail-in voting and voter fraud that the President has made, which the interviewer, Mark Albert, called “false statements.” Evanina did …

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Russia, China, Iran work to undermine US election: US intel chief
4 years, 4 months ago

Russia, China, Iran work to undermine US election: US intel chief

Al Jazeera  

US officials believe Russia is boosting Trump’s re-election bid, and China does not want Trump to win a second term. The top United States counterintelligence official on Friday warned that Russia, China and Iran will all try to interfere in the 2020 presidential election, with Russia already trying to undercut presumptive Democratic candidate Joe Biden. The latest intelligence assessment reflects …

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Intelligence Official Warns Of More Interference In 2020 Presidential Election
4 years, 4 months ago

Intelligence Official Warns Of More Interference In 2020 Presidential Election

NPR  

Intelligence Official Warns Of More Interference In 2020 Presidential Election The head of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center is warning that Russia is trying to tarnish Democrat Joe Biden while China prefers that President Trump isn't reelected. STACEY VANEK SMITH, HOST: The top U.S. counterintelligence official is warning of yet more interference in the 2020 presidential election. William Evanina …

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U.S. Intelligence: China Opposes Trump Reelection; Russia Works Against Biden
4 years, 4 months ago

U.S. Intelligence: China Opposes Trump Reelection; Russia Works Against Biden

NPR  

U.S. Intelligence: China Opposes Trump Reelection; Russia Works Against Biden Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Rourke/Patrick Semansky/AP Matt Rourke/Patrick Semansky/AP Updated at 7:10 p.m. William Evanina, who leads the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, said that the U.S. government has assessed that China prefers President Trump losing the election, because Beijing considers him "unpredictable," while Russia is working to …

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US intelligence chief warns of foreign meddling in 2020 vote
4 years, 5 months ago

US intelligence chief warns of foreign meddling in 2020 vote

Al Jazeera  

Officials are mainly concerned with interference by China, Russia and Iran, though warn of other actors as well. William Evanina, chief of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, said with just more than 100 days to the election, it was “imperative” his agency share with voters some of the information about possible interference that US spies have given to campaigns …

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