Trump accused of threatening democracy after fresh warnings over Russian interference
US intelligence officials warned Congress that Russia plans to interfere in 2020 Democratic elections and challenges in November, but officials in Moscow are dismissing the allegations as "paranoid" while Washington leaders condemn Donald Trump's reported efforts to dismiss the threat.
Following a 13 February briefing to the House Intelligence Committee, the president reportedly berated the national intelligence director for allowing the hearing to take place, which allowed his Democratic impeachment foes to hear testimony about foreign interference similar to the Russian efforts at the centre of an investigation in 2016.
That investigation led to the indictments and prosecutions of several of the president's aides and associates, as well as several Russians and Russian companies.
According to the New York Times, the president's allies defended Mr Trump at the hearing as acting intelligence director Joseph Maguire laid out Russian plans to sow chaos and undermine US elections through social media and cyber attacks, among other tools, intended to disrupt the electoral process and stir division among voters preparing to elect the next president and other seats across the US.
On Wednesday, the president announced that Richard Grenell, the current US ambassador to Germany and a staunch supporter of the president, will replace Mr Maguire as acting director.
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Worldwide issue, I know, what's the common thread?
Evil shits in every country, that feels like a pattern of behavior?
Society is a weak construct?
We sure aint polite no more?
"I don't talk about politics" shouldn't cut it, translates mostly to:
"I can't defend my position" so damn it, then get a position that you can?
The lazy obviously given politics over to the whim of the likes of Murdoch and shut off their own brains?
