China, meanwhile, 'prefers' that Trump does not win reelection and is 'expanding' its own efforts, an intelligence community leader said.
Russia is again attempting to interfere in the US presidential election and is using"a range of measures" to undermine former vice president Joe Biden's candidacy, a top intelligence official said Friday.
The intelligence community believes China would like Trump to lose reelection, according to the statement, citing his administration's COVID-19 response, the closure of China's Houston consulate, and"China has been expanding its influence efforts ahead of November 2020 to shape the policy environment in the United States, pressure political figures it views as opposed to China’s interests, and deflect and counter criticism of China," Evanina said.
Evanina said as part of Russia's efforts, Andriy Derkach, whom he described as a"pro-Russia Ukrainian parliamentarian," has beenEvanina added that Russia is using social media and Russian television"to boost" Trump's candidacy. Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and Democratic Sen. Mark Warner, who serve as acting chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, thanked the director for providing the information to the public, saying in a joint statement that it was important for Americans to know about the threats.
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