Some voter registration information was obtained by Iran and Russian, John Ratcliffe says. He says they're using the information to send disinformation to voters.
"Our election systems are resilient, and you can be confident that your vote is secure," Ratcliffe says
Voter registration information is often publicly available. So it appears the issue here is not whether the information is obtained, but how it was used by foreign actors to spread misinformation.
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There’s a New York Post story circulating about Hunter Biden and his role with Burisma, the Ukrainian gas company. Here are some important things that the story does not say.
The story does not say that Joe Biden actually met with Hunter’s Ukrainian business associate.
The story does not show that Burisma was actually facing an investigation when Joe Biden pushed Ukraine to fire its top prosecutor, an official widely considered corrupt by U.S. and European officials.
This is a very strange document that appears designed to provide talking points to President Trump and his allies judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
Let's run down what we're reading here. It's a letter from the national intelligence director to Sen. Graham declassifying some information involving the Russia investigation, mainly that Hillary Clinton was looking for a way to tie Donald Trump to Russia's hacking
This is based on "insight into Russian intelligence analysis," but the letter acknowledges that the U.S. "does not know the accuracy of this allegation" or whether it reflects "exaggeration or fabrication."
Remember when Trump allies complained about the "unverified" dossier?
The Senate Intelligence Committee has released what it calls "the most comprehensive description to date of Russia's activities and the threat they posed." intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/…
Here's how the report describes Paul Manafort's business partner, Konstantin Kilimnik —
"Kilimnik is a Russian intelligence officer."
No equivocation, just a statement of fact.
The report clearly describes Moscow's goals in 2016 — "harm the Clinton Campaign, tarnish an expected Clinton presidential administration, help the Trump Campaign after Trump became the presumptive Republican nominee, and undermine the U.S. democratic process."