Russia is trying to undermine voter confidence in the US electoral system, especially in postal voting, ahead of the November election, according to an analysis by the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday.
An internal DHS analysis, first reported
by ABC News and then by other US media outlets, says that at least since March
2020, "the Russian-influenced activist voting new Processes and votes in
programs promote allegations of electoral integrity.”
It said that through the media and social
networks, the Russians have encouraged Americans to fear voting fraud, major
counting errors and mis-selling of ballots through the postal service.
This is the argument that President Donald
Trump made while hammering in the election trail.
Russian media and proxy websites are also promoting
the idea that mail-based voting - in private, is being pressured to limit the
risk of spreading Code 19 through voting - personnel and policy Makers are
being pressured to benefit specific candidates.
Online intervention activity began earlier
this year during the party's cookies and primaries, but it increased when the
corona virus began to spread and officials began promoting mass voting by mail.
The undisclosed report states: "We
anticipate that Russia will continue to change the postal and voting process by
voting to undermine public confidence in the electoral process in the midst of
the Cove-19 epidemic." Will keep
As in 2016, Russian politics promotes
emotions already present in American politics.
Trump and many Republicans claim that
there is a risk of mass fraud and vote counting by mail.
Adam Schiff, chairman of the House
Intelligence Committee, said in a statement: "Russia is echoing
destructive and misleading statements around the postal vote that President
Trump and his officials, including the Attorney General Bar, are encouraging. ۔
"
In addition, Democratic senators on
Thursday called on the US Treasury to impose "immediate" sanctions on
Russian organizations and individuals for interfering in the election,
according to intelligence reports that Moscow's Trump rival Joe Biden's
candidate Wants to harm
"It is too late for the
administration to send a direct message to President (Vladimir) Putin: the
United States will respond swiftly and forcefully to continue electoral
interference," the letter to Mnuchin said.
"In practice, no national security
threat is more serious than that posed by those who undermine confidence in our
democratic elections and undermine their effective operation," he wrote.
A statement from the National Counter-War
and Security Center on August 7 stated that "Russia is working hard
against Biden's candidacy, supporting Trump as it did in 2016."
"Russia is primarily using it to
denounce former Vice President Biden and to view various measures as
anti-Russian," the statement said.
Since then, however, Director of National
Intelligence John Rot cliff has refused to give Congress a further briefing on
electoral interference, saying he would only send written summaries.
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