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Democrats Want FBI Briefing On Foreign Interference In 2020 Presidential Election

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, July 20th, 2020

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Democrats Want FBI Briefing On Foreign Interference In 2020 Presidential Election

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

Several Democrats in Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and Sen Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) last week asked FBI Director Christopher Wray to brief all House members and senators on foreign efforts to interfere in the upcoming national elections. “We are gravely concerned, in particular, that Congress appears to be the target of a concerted foreign interference campaign, which seeks to launder and amplify disinformation in order to influence congressional activity, public debate, and the presidential election in…

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