Democratic senators say they are increasingly concerned about the targeting of Congress by foreign actors in an effort to 'launder and amplify disinformation' ahead of the November U.S. presidential election.
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Richard Durbin speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Crossfire Hurricane investigation, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., August 5, 2020. Carolyn Kaster/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
In a letter sent on Friday to FBI Director Christopher Wray, senators Richard Durbin, Robert Menendez, and Jack Reed said recent classified briefings they had received from the intelligence community had done little to allay their worries.In an apparent reference to their Republican colleagues, the senators said “members must understand the risks inherent in accepting information generated by foreign sources, especially those committees currently conducting investigations.
The disinformation campaign cited by the Democratic lawmakers echoes President Donald Trump’s alleged effort to extort negative information from Ukraine about the Biden family - a maneuver that shocked several of his own subordinates and formed the basis for the failed effort to remove Trump from office that ended earlier this year.
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