Schumer/Pelosi/Warner/Schiff: the Russians are once again trying to influence the election..efforts must be deterred, disrupted and exposed.
The statement just released by National Counterintel & Security Center (NCSC) Director William Evanina does not go nearly far enough 1/
The statement just released by National Counterintel & Security Center (NCSC) Director William Evanina does not go nearly far enough 1/
in arming the American people with the knowledge they need about how foreign powers are seeking to influence our political process. The statement gives a false sense of equivalence to the actions of foreign adversaries by listing three countries of unequal intent, motivation & 2/
capability together. The statement, moreover, fails to fully delineate the goal, nature, scope & capacity to influence our election, information the American people must have as we go into November. To say...that Russia seeks to ‘denigrate what it sees as an anti-Russia 3/
'establishment' in America’ is so generic as to be almost meaningless. The statement omits much on a subject of immense importance. In our letter 2 weeks ago, we called on the FBI to provide a defensive briefing to the entire Congress about specific threats related to a 4/
concerted foreign disinformation campaign, and this is more important than ever. But a far more concrete and specific statement needs to be made to the American people, consistent with the need to protect sources and methods. ...5/5
