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Intel officials watching for signs Russia, China are using Trump case to widen U.S. political split
NBC News via Yahoo ^ | April 4th, 2023 | Courtney Kube and Carol E. Lee and Phil McCausland and Dan De Luce

Posted on 04/04/2023 6:40:18 PM PDT by Mariner

U.S. intelligence officials are watching for any influence campaigns from Russia or China that are aimed at amplifying existing political divisions or stoking unrest among Americans over the indictment of former President Donald Trump, according to two U.S. officials.

Officials have been on alert since the indictment was confirmed last week and so far have not seen significant signs of Russian or Chinese interference in the country’s political discourse beyond the efforts that have become standard, the U.S. officials said.

But after Trump’s arraignment Tuesday, one of the officials said the intelligence community is watching “very closely” for any signs of such interference.

Intelligence officials are particularly looking for any Chinese or Russian efforts to stir up a response to Trump’s indictment and subsequent arraignment, such as protests, this official said. They are more concerned about Russia trying to stir the pot with disinformation, through social media or other outlets, the two officials said. Russia has shown a willingness and the capability to interfere in the U.S. political process, most notably in the 2016 presidential election, and China has increasingly sought to mirror those efforts.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1984; alvinbragg; bragggate; carolelee; china; chinachinachina; courtneykube; dandeluce; disinformation; hunterlaptop; ministryoftruth; nbcia; philmccausland; russia; russiachinax3; russiarussiarussia; trump; trumpindictment
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Here it comes.

If you vocally and publicly support Trump, you'll be labeled a Chinese or Russian agent by Uncle Sam.

1 posted on 04/04/2023 6:40:18 PM PDT by Mariner
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4 Marxists ro write this crap.


2 posted on 04/04/2023 6:41:34 PM PDT by cowboyusa (IT'S TIME TO PLAY COWBOYS AND MARXISTS!)
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They don’t have to do anything.....this is all Democrats


3 posted on 04/04/2023 6:43:38 PM PDT by dila813
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Maybe these “intel Officials” should look in a mirror to find out who is ‘widening the U.S. Political Split.


4 posted on 04/04/2023 6:44:36 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: Mariner

The same 51 Intel officers who said Hunter Biden laptop was Russia disinformation?


5 posted on 04/04/2023 6:44:37 PM PDT by NetAddicted (MAGA2024)
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yes but . “US intelligence officials” trying to watch anything effectively is a risible notion.


6 posted on 04/04/2023 6:47:13 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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Is that what they’re watching for? When we have so many other
much bigger issues. They are ‘watching’ for something that can never be proven. It will always be a matter of perception and interpretation.


7 posted on 04/04/2023 6:47:18 PM PDT by lee martell
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DS is driving this Nation over the cliff
and they will use every bit of this Mess to hasten our final demise.


8 posted on 04/04/2023 6:47:57 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (The Truman Show)
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They are more concerned about Russia trying to stir the pot with disinformation

The Russians are putting it about that America is a banana republic...

9 posted on 04/04/2023 6:48:07 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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Who is watching the intel communities attempts to widen the political split in the country in favor of the democrats.


10 posted on 04/04/2023 6:48:46 PM PDT by falcon99 ( )
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So, instead of just Russia, Russia, Russia, it's now gonna be China, China, China, Russia, Russia, Russia?
 
 

11 posted on 04/04/2023 6:49:55 PM PDT by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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Chinese or Russian efforts to stir up a response to Trump’s indictment

Looking for Chinese money behind just about every legal problem Trump has faced is probably where it's really at.

12 posted on 04/04/2023 6:50:30 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan (Pot legalization licenses every degenerate pothead piece of trash to force drug neighbors.)
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I am still waiting for those Russian skinflints to pay up from 2016. Bunch of cheapskates! I have been Gypped! They are trying to off Scot free or something! We done got to goes to whar wit dem godless rooooskie commonists!!!! Seriously though, where is my money, Vlad? Are you trying to (they, who shall not be named) me??? Hey, c’mon, man!


13 posted on 04/04/2023 6:50:48 PM PDT by cdcdawg (Pray that this culture doesn't get God's judgment. )
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My goodness! NBC is still claiming Russia interfered with Trump’s election. Big Mike must have told White House to not let that canard go.


14 posted on 04/04/2023 6:51:34 PM PDT by NetAddicted (MAGA2024)
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Demonicrats.


15 posted on 04/04/2023 6:52:19 PM PDT by NetAddicted (MAGA2024)
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Intel officials watching for signs that intel officials are doing absolutely everything they possibly can, including using Trump case, to widen U.S. political split
16 posted on 04/04/2023 6:53:10 PM PDT by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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Officials have been on alert since the indictment was confirmed last week and so far have not seen significant signs of Russian or Chinese interference in the country’s political discourse beyond the efforts that have become standard, the U.S. officials said.

Xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hussein. & brandon open the door to divisiveness wide open for ruskies & chyna to walk right in.

Mission accomplished


17 posted on 04/04/2023 6:54:17 PM PDT by thinden (buckle up ....)
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We resemble more and more a one-party, marxist country

Create huge political, economic and societal divisions within one’s country, and then blame it on foreign agents and saboteurs.


18 posted on 04/04/2023 6:54:33 PM PDT by PGR88
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These people in the intelligence agencies are bought and paid for puppets.
Whatever democrat talking point is available they mimic like parakeets.

If they were really worried about political divisions in the country they’d “Look in the Mirror.”


19 posted on 04/04/2023 6:57:17 PM PDT by unclebankster ( Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.)
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Officials have been on alert since the indictment was confirmed last week and so far have not seen significant signs of Russian or Chinese interference in the country’s political discourse beyond the efforts that have become standard, the U.S. officials said.

Prog deeply saddened.

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20 posted on 04/04/2023 6:59:33 PM PDT by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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