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CIA Chief Says Russia Will Try To Meddle In Midterm Elections

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CIA Chief Says Russia Will Try To Meddle In Midterm Elections

RFE/RL
January 30, 2018

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CIA Director Mike Pompeo

CIA Director Mike Pompeo has said Russia will target U.S. midterm elections in November as part of the Kremlin's efforts to influence domestic politics across the West. "I haven't seen a significant decrease in their activity," Pompeo said in an interview with the BBC aired on January 30. Asked if Russia would try to influence the midterm elections, the CIA chief said, "Of course. I have every expectation that they will continue to try and do that." U.S. intelligence agencies said in January 2017 that they had determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a concerted hacking-and-propaganda campaign aimed at influencing the U.S. presidential election last year, with the goals of undermining faith in the electoral process, denigrating Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton, and improving President Donald Trump's chances of winning. Trump denies there was any collusion and Putin has denied that Russia interfered in the election, despite what U.S. officials say is substantial evidence.
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Of course the Russians will continue to escalate election meddling. Trump has levied no consequence for their doing so in 2017. The Trump administration yesterday announced it will not implement a bipartisan Congressional law passed by Congress this year to punish Russia for its 2017 election interference and continuing cyber interference and hacking.

Related: Passing on sanctions, Trump goes even softer on Russia than expected
 
Anybody who genuinely believes they won't interfere again after their last attempt likely netted them a US President needs to share their drug stash with the rest of us.
 
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