NEW: ODNI NCSC Director William Evanina says they believe China prefers that Trump does not win reelection and Russia is trying to denigrate Biden, according to his update on covert and overt influence measures being used by those countries that ODNI has detected.
Evanina says, "many foreign actors have a preference for who wins the election, which they express through a range of overt and private statements; covert influence efforts are rarer. We are primarily concerned about the ongoing and potential activity by China, Russia, and Iran."
MORE: Evanina on Iran's preferences, "we assess that Iran seeks to undermine U.S. democratic institutions, President Trump, and to divide the country in advance of the 2020 elections."
MORE: On Russia Evanina says, "We assess that Russia is using a range of measures to primarily denigrate former Vice President Biden and what it sees as an anti-Russia “establishment.”
MORE: On China Evanina says, "We assess that China prefers that President Trump – whom Beijing sees as unpredictable – does not win reelection. "
More on Russia's efforts: "This is consistent with Moscow’s public criticism of him when he was Vice President for his role in the Obama Administration’s policies on Ukraine and its support for the anti-Putin opposition inside Russia."
RUSSIA CONT'D: "For example, pro-Russia Ukrainian parliamentarian Andriy Derkach is spreading claims about corruption – including through publicizing leaked phone calls – to undermine former Vice President Biden’s candidacy and the Democratic Party."
UPDATED Story with new details and context here: nbcnews.com/politics/elect…
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