The first objective of the Russians was to sow doubt, discord and discontent in this country and they have succeeded to a fairly well capitalizing and exploiting the polarization and divisiveness in this country.
James Clapper: “The first objective of the Russians was to sow doubt, discord and discontent in this country and they have succeeded to…”
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Clapper explains the goals of Russian interference in the U.S. elections and its ongoing effects.
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The frequency with which they are occurring, tells me that they're kind of in - they realize they're kind of in a jam.
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