Wray says Russia engaged in 'very active efforts' to interfere in election, damage Biden
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday described very active efforts by Russia to interfere in the 2020 election, primarily by working to damage former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
Wray said Russians have been using social media, as well as proxies, state media, online journals" and other vehicles to hurt Biden and what it views as anti-Russian factions in U.S. politics.
Wrays assessment affirms the findings of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which last month described Russias efforts to damage Biden and specifically identified Andriy Derkach, a pro-Russian Ukrainian lawmaker who has met with President Donald Trumps lawyer Rudy Giuliani, as an agent of Russias influence operations.
Wrays testimony to the House Homeland Security Committee affirmed that Russia is continuing to take an active role in the 2020 campaign with less than 50 days until Election Day. He offered no new specifics in the early-going of the hearing, but emphasized that the intelligence community has not seen evidence that Russia is reprising its 2016 attempt to target election infrastructure, such as voter databases.
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