He told the Council of Foreign Relations in April that he viewed the 2018 congressional elections as a "dress rehearsal for the big show in 2020." elections in a broader category of foreign influence campaigns in which foreign governments attempt to affect U.S. Wray includes efforts to interfere in U.S. "We have had a number of meetings with others in the (White House) National Security Council," to discuss Russian efforts to interfere with the elections, he replied. "Have you personally briefed the president about these threats," she asked Wray. Senator Amy Klobuchar, who is seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, criticized Trump for joking about the issue. In his most recent meeting with the Russian leader, in June, Trump appeared to make light of the issue, wagging his finger at the laughing Russian leader as he said, "Don't meddle in the election, please." At last year's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, he sided with Moscow over U.S. The Russia investigation cast a shadow over Trump's White House tenure and the president has repeatedly downplayed the Kremlin's role in trying to help him win. "What are we doing about it? The answer is: Nothing. "We have been warned in closed sessions about the Russian plans to corrupt this next election and they're very specific," Senator Richard Durbin said at a news conference.
McConnell has said enough money was set aside for security last year and there was no need for extra measures. Congress.Īs Wray confirmed the Russia threat remains, Senate Democrats criticized Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for not taking up election security legislation. The United States has imposed election-related sanctions on Russian oligarchs and military intelligence officials and there is a push for legislation threatening tougher sanctions in the U.S. Mueller's investigation disclosed an elaborate campaign of hacking and propaganda during the 2016 presidential race and resulted in indictments that charged 25 Russian individuals and three Russian companies.
0 kommentar(er)
