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Thursday 17 September 2020
Like four years ago, Russia is again massively interfering in the US presidential election campaign, FBI chief Wray reported at a hearing in the US Congress. The main target: Trump’s challenger, Biden.
According to FBI chief Christopher Wray, Russia is again massively interfering in the US presidential election campaign. Moscow is releasing a steady stream of disinformation targeting President Donald Trump’s challenger. The goal is to ‘denigrate’ President Donald Trump’s Democratic candidate Joe Biden, “Wray said at a hearing in the US Congress.” We are seeing very, very active efforts by Russians to influence our 2020 elections. “Wray said.
Furthermore, what Moscow perceives as an anti-Russian establishment in the United States should be undermined. Wray said his main concern was that the “constant drumming of disinformation” could affect the confidence of Americans in the outcome of the election. Russia is trying to sow “division and discord”.
Several investigations by the US secret services have shown that Russia took action in favor of Trump in the 2016 presidential elections. Trump has long been outraged by this representation, Moscow rejects the accusations. According to Wray, unlike then, no direct attacks on electoral infrastructure have been found, the FBI director said. The Russian government had always denied the accusations.
Republicans are investigating Antifa
Members of the House Homeland Security Committee also intensively questioned Wray about the so-called antifa movement, which Trump portrays in his election campaign as a central danger and driving force behind unrest in American cities. Republicans asked their questions to confirm this assessment, Democrats questioned them.
Wray said that from the FBI’s point of view, Antifa was more of a movement than an organization, indirectly contradicting the president’s representations. At the same time, however, he also emphasized that the Federal Police were investigating suspicions of extremism against people identified with Antifa.
