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Russia will try to meddle in 2020 U.S. election, intelligence report says
NBC ^ | 02 12 2020 | Courtney Kube

Posted on 02/12/2020 8:30:11 AM PST by yesthatjallen

Russia interfered in Western elections in 2019 and is likely to do so again in 2020, according to the latest annual threat assessment by the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service.

NBC News obtained an exclusive preview of the annual report from the Baltic nation's intelligence agency, which warns that Russia will continue to pursue cyber operations that threaten other nations.

"Russia's cyber operations have been successful and, to date, have not been sanctioned enough by the West to force Russia to abandon them," the report says.

Russia will try to interfere in the U.S. presidential election in November and in parliamentary elections in the nation of Georgia in October, it warns, saying, "The main goal is to ensure a more beneficial election result for Russia by favoring Russian-friendly candidates or those who have the most divisive influence in the West."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2020; elections; russia
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After the Iowa caucus, the Russians have some good talking points on why elections can turn out badly.

Perhaps the way to prove Russia wrong is to agree upon basic standards like voter ID and paper ballots. Stop ballot harvesting. No same day registration/voting to prevent polls from being flooded with people at the last second throwing an election into question.

There are solutions. Only Democrats are standing in the way of preventing election chaos and fraud because they tell us voting should be 'easy'.

1 posted on 02/12/2020 8:30:11 AM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Just setting the pins to claim Trump stole it AGAIN.


2 posted on 02/12/2020 8:31:27 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: yesthatjallen

“according to the latest annual threat assessment by the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service.”

Wouldn’t that be Estonian interference in our elections? I suppose that would depend on whether it benefits the Dems and the GOPe.


3 posted on 02/12/2020 8:31:56 AM PST by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: yesthatjallen

Mexico has interfered in our elections more than any other country by having people actually VOTING in our elections.


4 posted on 02/12/2020 8:32:23 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: yesthatjallen

Wait ! where is Hillary saying there’s 17 intelligence agencies and they all agreed that Trump was the one that made Russia do it?


5 posted on 02/12/2020 8:32:25 AM PST by Truthoverpower (The guv mint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Although it definitely will NOT be Trump they are trying to help.


6 posted on 02/12/2020 8:35:22 AM PST by RatRipper
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To: yesthatjallen

In other news, the Sun will rise in the East, politicians are corrupt, and Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.


7 posted on 02/12/2020 8:35:38 AM PST by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
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Really Nothing But Crap (NBC)? Maybe it’s the Keebler Elves and not the Russians? Or try your pals and owners in Red China...


8 posted on 02/12/2020 8:35:42 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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NBC News obtained an exclusive preview of the annual report

Obtained, my big blue eyes. They SpoonFedExed it to you.

9 posted on 02/12/2020 8:35:47 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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Translation: The DNC is going to hire foreign actors to interfere with the election and blame it on Russia.

This will be the most lopsided election ever. They are going to have to really think outside the box to interfere with this one.

Ways the DNC/Russia/Ukraine/Others can interfere in the election.

  1. Hire foreigners to manufacture dirt on candidates and/or members of their campaigns. (Some measure of past success)
  2. Attempt to impeach the President on baseless charges.
  3. Gain control over the MSM, and present biased news.
  4. Gain control over colleges/education system and indoctrinate students.
  5. Gain control over election machines and modify the results.
  6. Interfere with voting process by disabling machines, ballot shortages, etc.
  7. Hire lawyers to dispute the results.
  8. Try to get the courts to interfere.

10 posted on 02/12/2020 8:40:29 AM PST by DannyTN (o w)
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There is a clear and present danger to free elections in this country—it is the bias of the mass media and the lying and cheating of the Democratic Party.


11 posted on 02/12/2020 8:42:52 AM PST by cgbg (The Democratic Party is morphing into the Donner Party)
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Bernie was trained in Sovietia as well as rest of RATs running for President.

Free sheet to everybody, especially to ilegales!

12 posted on 02/12/2020 8:43:01 AM PST by Leo Carpathian (FReeeeepeesssssed)
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Russia will try to meddle in 2020 U.S. election, intelligence report says

And then?


13 posted on 02/12/2020 8:43:44 AM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0ndRzaz2o)
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Bernie the socialist won in New Hampshire. It was the RUSSIANS I tell ya!


14 posted on 02/12/2020 8:46:22 AM PST by Enterprise
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"There is a clear and present danger to free elections in this country—it is the bias of the mass media and the lying and cheating of the Democratic Party."

Exactly

15 posted on 02/12/2020 8:47:39 AM PST by TheTimeOfMan (The Eloi unexpectedly protected the Morlocks from rogue Eloi as they themselves prepared to be eaten)
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“..There are solutions...”

If so, then why has it taken so long to find them? The Russians have been meddling in American affairs for 60 years that I know of, and at one point had infiltrated our Department of State enough that Russia could control some decisions, and some thought processing. (Joe McCarthy had it right). It is an old book, but go to the library and look up “Masters of Deceit” by J.Edgar Hoover. It was published in 1958 but if our political leaders had taken what he said to heart, the Russians would not be the hot topic it is today.


16 posted on 02/12/2020 8:48:09 AM PST by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: yesthatjallen

report also says that sun is going to rise tomorrow


17 posted on 02/12/2020 8:48:18 AM PST by va22030
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To: yesthatjallen

Russians interfering in our elections means Democrats interfering in our elections!


18 posted on 02/12/2020 8:51:21 AM PST by dowcaet
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In 2015 Mike Bloomberg supported the Russian annexation of the Crimea. Perhaps he is the Russian interference. Spread the word.


19 posted on 02/12/2020 9:01:14 AM PST by TheConservativeBanker
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To: yesthatjallen

Estonian national intelligence service. Sounds credible.


20 posted on 02/12/2020 9:05:16 AM PST by outpostinmass2
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