Our democracy's enemies, foreign and domestic, want us to concede in advance that our voting systems are faulty or fraudulent, that sinister conspiracies have distorted the political will of the people, that our public discourse has been perverted by the news media and social networks riddled with prejudice, lies and ill will.
Former Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats warns about the threats to democracy from misinformation and conspiracy theories regarding the electoral process.
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disclosing methods and sources put our patriot people who are doing great service for this country--it puts their lives at risk
The intelligence community continues to be concerned about the threats of upcoming U.S. elections, both the mid-terms and presidential elections of 2020. In regards to the Russian involvement in the midterm elections, we continue to see a…
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