The Senate panel described its report, totaling more than 1,300 pages, as “the most comprehensive description to date of Russia’s activities and the threat they posed.”
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Russia is acting against Biden, and China opposes Trump, U.S. intelligence warns
The statement from the nation’s counterintelligence chief is believed to be the most pointed declaration by the U.S. intelligence community linking the Kremlin to efforts to get Trump reelected.
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Pro-Russia vaccine misinformation finds home in U.S. Facebook groups
A false report claiming five Ukrainians had died after taking an American-made vaccine spread in just a matter of days from a small Kremlin-friendly Ukrainian website to an audience of thousands.
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Ex-Justice official says Flynn secretly ‘neutered’ Obama’s actions on Russia
Sally Yates has been a target of the president and many Republicans for her brief oversight of the investigation of Russia’s election interference in 2016 and possible conspiracy with the Trump campaign.
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Trump confirms cyberattack on Russian trolls to deter them during 2018 midterms
The admission is a rare instance of the president acknowledging that Moscow had malign intent with respect to U.S. democracy.
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In reversal, Justice Department says Roger Stone should go to prison during pandemic
Stone, sentenced to 40 months in prison for lying to Congress, has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington to let him report to prison on Sept. 3 instead of July 14.
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John Ratcliffe, Trump’s pick for top intelligence post, clears divided Senate panel
Ratcliffe had previously withdrawn his name under criticism that he had exaggerated his involvement in terrorism cases when he served as a federal prosecutor.
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Senate committee confirms assessment that Russia interfered in 2016
Senators warned Russia could interfere again this presidential election year.
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Trump minimizes intelligence experts’ warnings on Russian interference
Intelligence officials told lawmakers in a classified briefing last week that Russia is meddling with the hope of getting Trump reelected.
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Julian Assange says Trump administration offered a pardon if he denied Russian interference
A lawyer for the WikiLeaks founder says former Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, who lives in Maine, made the offer on instructions from the president.