Thread by @McFaul

In the age of twitter and Tiktok, I understand why no one reads 1000 page reports anymore. Even I didn't read the entire things, but in light of news today, remember: "Why the Senate's Russia report should be one of America's biggest stories nbcnews.com/think/opinion/… THREAD 1/

Here is the conclusion of the Senate report, on page 948: 2/

Russian intelligence services' assault on the integrity of the 2016 U.S. electoral process & Trump & his associates' participation in& enabling of this Russian activity represents one of the single most grave counterintelligence threats to [US] national security in the modern era

Here is the full report: intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/… 4/

Also remember On Aug. 7, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence warned about foreign interference in the 2020 election: 5/

“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.’” 6/

The ODNI report noted that pro-Russia Ukrainian parliamentarian Andriy Derkach is spreading false claims about Joe Biden as part of this effort: “Some Kremlin-linked actors are also seeking to boost President Trump’s candidacy on social media and Russian television...” 7/

Before amplifying the Putin's disinformation campaign, which Trump's ODNI -- not me -- stated bluntly is alive and well in our election, check the facts. END THREAD. 8/