Trump’s Former Director of National Intelligence: The Russians Are Interfering in the Election
Former Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats says that the Russian operatives are currently working to interfere in American elections. During an interview with CBS News on Thursday, Coats was asked whether…
Former Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats says that the Russian operatives are currently working to interfere in American elections.
During an interview with CBS News on Thursday, Coats was asked whether President Donald Trump’s references to Russian interference in the 2020 election as a “hoax” are accurate.
The retired intelligence official said, “I am absolutely clear that by the intelligence that we have gathered that we have full confidence that the Russians are going after our elections.”
Coats continued, “They’re trying to undermine our confidence in democracy. They’re doing it now, they’re going to continue to do it. And the American people need to know that.”
After the intelligence community warned Congress that the Russians are working to help Trump’s re-election campaign, the president tweeted that the briefings were “another misinformation campaign” and that it’s “being launched by Democrats.”
For the past year, intelligence and national security officials have been warning the nation that the Russians are working to interfere in the 2020 election.
FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress that the Russians are putting out a “steady drumbeat of misinformation” aimed at undermining Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s campaign.