Posted on 09/17/2020 8:54:35 PM PDT by Mariner
WASHINGTON — Russia is mounting “very active efforts” to interfere with the U.S. election to benefit President Trump, FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress on Thursday.
Unlike their activities during the 2016 presidential election, the Russians do not seem to be using their cyber capabilities to target the U.S. election infrastructure, according to Wray. Instead, the Kremlin’s approach is one of “malign foreign influence,” with Russia utilizing “social media, use of proxies, state media, online journals, etc.,” he told a hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee.
Without mentioning Trump by name, the FBI director said Russia’s actions represent “an effort to both sow divisiveness and discord and … to denigrate Vice President [Joe] Biden and what the Russians see as kind of an anti-Russian establishment.”
Biden is Trump’s Democratic opponent in the upcoming election.
Among numerous concerns regarding election security, Wray said his biggest was that “the steady drumbeat of misinformation” as well as the “amplification of smaller cyber intrusions” would lead Americans to lose confidence “in the validity of their vote.” If that were to happen, “that would be a perception, not a reality,” he added. “Americans can and should have confidence in our election system.”
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And why the hell is Wray still at FBI?
Why indeed. Trump should can him tomorrow.
Did he happen to mention who communist China is trying to get elected?
Honestly, Eff Wray.... POS
And he also says antifa isn’t organized, just random people here and there. Oh, and white nationalists are the most grave terrorist threat.
Moron.
what a liar. what an absolute disgrace.
why wasn’t he fired long ago?
More of this nonsense?!
Trump is in charge of the Justice Department, he could have fired Wray at any time.
At some point we have to stop screaming about what treasonous a-holes guys like Wray are (and there have been plenty of them in this administration) and start asking why they were hired and kept on.
...POS
I totally agree with you.
Saw Wray running around the hearing room, giving high elbows to all, including the RAT chairman and grinning from ear to ear. Made me want to throw up!!!
He's, openly, a DS Leftist.
Him and Holder probably do lunch.
And China is working to elect Biden. All foreign countries have a preference. Why are we only focused on Russia?
He needed firing some time ago.
Christopher Wray seems like a typical, average, everyday, America-hating Democrat Traitor FBI Director.
Mitch McConnell will only confirm treasonous a-holes.
i thought the common agreement two years ago was that the fbi was fatally compromised and needed to be disbanded.
This sounds like a bad joke. He seems to be trying to prop up mail in voting, and Russia wanting Trump makes no sense at all.
These people really worry me when they talk about undermining or faith in the election process - with social media?
Wray doesn’t live in the real world if he thinks America is going to stampede over some meaningless posts on a website. This is bizarre stuff.
Why is Wray still there? I knew from his first day that Wray was no good. Let's hope he's gone the day after the election.
Hey, Junk.... SMD.... You POS’s have controlled the dialogue with your willing Media for far too long. Can’t wait to see your heads explode on November 3rd!
Sounds as if Wray is sweating about his job as head Dimocrat spy in the FBI.
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