BREAKING: @ODNIgov releases assessment of foreign interference during #Election2020
It says #Russia #Iran carried out influence operations
#China "did not deploy interference efforts & considered but did not deploy influence efforts intended to change the outcome"
It says #Russia #Iran carried out influence operations
#China "did not deploy interference efforts & considered but did not deploy influence efforts intended to change the outcome"
MORE: #Election2020 votes untouched by foreign interference, per @ODNIgov
"No indications that any foreign actor attempted to alter any technical aspect of the voting process ... including voter registration, casting ballots, vote tabulation or reporting results"
"No indications that any foreign actor attempted to alter any technical aspect of the voting process ... including voter registration, casting ballots, vote tabulation or reporting results"
MORE: #Russia influence ops targeted @JoeBiden, sought to boost former President Trump
"We have high confidence in our assessment" per @ODNIgov, saying efforts were authorized by Vladimir Putin
"We have high confidence in our assessment" per @ODNIgov, saying efforts were authorized by Vladimir Putin
"A key element of #Moscow's strategy this election cycle was its use of proxies linked to #Russia|n intelligence to push influence narrative..." per @ODNIgov
MORE: #Iran "carried out a multi-pronged covert influence campaign intended to undercut former President Trump's reelection prospects-though without directly promoting his rival" per @ODNIgov "We have high confidence in this assessment"
MORE: @ODNIgov assesses #China "did not deploy interference efforts and considered but did not deploy influence efforts intended to change the outcome" of #Election2020
"We have high confidence in this judgment"
"We have high confidence in this judgment"
"#China sought stability in its relationship with the United States, did not view either election outcome as being advantageous enough for China to risk getting caught meddling" per @ODNIgov report
More on #China: " The NIO for Cyber assesses, however, that China did take some steps to try to undermine former President Trump's reelection" per @ODNIgov report
NEW: #Russia & #Iran not alone in seeking to meddle w/#Election2020
Per @ODNIgov " a range of additional foreign actors-including Lebanese #Hezbollah, #Cuba & #Venezuela-took some steps to attempt to influence the election"
This is consistent w/earlier NCSC warnings...
Per @ODNIgov " a range of additional foreign actors-including Lebanese #Hezbollah, #Cuba & #Venezuela-took some steps to attempt to influence the election"
This is consistent w/earlier NCSC warnings...
JUST IN: Senate Intelligence Chairman @MarkWarner on @ODNIgov #Election2020 assessment
"The problem of foreign actors trying to influence the American electorate is not going away &, given the current partisan divides in this country, may find fertile ground in which to grow”
"The problem of foreign actors trying to influence the American electorate is not going away &, given the current partisan divides in this country, may find fertile ground in which to grow”
NEW: Statement from @TheJusticeDept @DHSgov on #Election2020 foreign interference assessment
Claims that foreign gvts owned/controlled election infrastructure or changed the vote tally "were not credible" per statement
Claims that foreign gvts owned/controlled election infrastructure or changed the vote tally "were not credible" per statement
NEW: House Intelligence Committee Chairman @RepAdamSchiff on @ODNIgov assessment on #Election2020
Report "underscores what we all knew already – that #Russia interfered to support former President Trump, hurt President Biden, and undermine confidence in our electoral process"
Report "underscores what we all knew already – that #Russia interfered to support former President Trump, hurt President Biden, and undermine confidence in our electoral process"
"We assess that President Putin & other senior Russian officials were aware of & probably directed #Russia's influence operations against the 2020 US Presidential election" per @ODNIgov report
"For example, we assess that Putin had purview over the activities of Andriy Derkach, a Ukrainian legislator who played a prominent role in Russia's election influence activities" per @ODNIgov report
"Other senior officials also participated in #Russia's election influence efforts-including senior nat'l security & intelligence officials who we assess would not act without receiving at least Putin's tacit approval" per @ODNIgov
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