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Senate Intel releases first volume of bipartisan Russia election reportAugusta Free Press, 7/25/19
Todays installment builds upon the unclassified summary findings on election security released by the Committee in May 2018. This was the first volume completed due to the fundamental importance and urgency of defending our democratic elections.
Statement from Chairman Burr
In 2016, the U.S. was unprepared at all levels of government for a concerted attack from a determined foreign adversary on our election infrastructure. Since then, we have learned much more about the nature of Russias cyber activities and better understand the real and urgent threat they pose. The Department of Homeland Security and state and local elections officials have dramatically changed how they approach election security, working together to bridge gaps in information sharing and shore up vulnerabilities. The progress theyve made over the last three years is a testament to what we can accomplish when we give people the opportunity to be part of a solution.
There is still much work that remains to be done, however. I am grateful to the many states that provided their points of view, which helped inform our recommendations. It is my hope that the Senate Intelligence Committees bipartisan report will provide the American people with valuable insight into the election security threats still facing our nation and the ways we can address them.
Statement from Vice Chairman Warner
When the Russians attacked elections systems in 2016, neither the federal government nor the states were adequately prepared. Our bipartisan investigation identified multiple problems and information gaps that hindered our ability to effectively respond and defend against the Russian attack in 2016. Since then and in large part as a result of the bipartisan work done on this issue in our Committee the intelligence community, DHS, the FBI, and the states have taken steps to ensure that our elections are far more secure today than they were in 2016. But theres still much more we can and must do to protect our elections. I hope the bipartisan findings and recommendations outlined in this report will underscore to the White House and all of our colleagues, regardless of political party, that this threat remains urgent, and we have a responsibility to defend our democracy against it.
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You can read, Volume I: Russian Efforts Against Election Infrastructure here.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)as easily as truth.
Poor Republicans, and I mean it. At this point they'e so well trained, it's like shooting them through the brain in a barrel.
teach1st
(5,935 posts)Anyway, the report is, as they say, heavily redacted.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)but the senate is controlled by McConnell & co, and they're involved with Russia. McConnell's PAC reportedly received something like $1M in Russian money in 2015-2016.
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)right after the fourth of July holiday.
elleng
(130,974 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)teach1st
(5,935 posts)asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)as it was being reported and analyzed and states notified..etc etc...I am on pg 33 of the report...this after reading Russians wanted to observe voting..kislyac is mentioned...but, I thought this little nugget - was interesting
from pg 33..(U) The declassified, January 6, 2017, Intelligence Community Assessment also highlighted preparations related to voter fraud, noting that Russian diplomats "were prepared to publicly call into question the validity of the results" and that "pro-Kremlin hloggers had prepared a Twitter campaign, #Dcmoci acyRIP, on election night in anticipation of Secretary Clinton's victory, judging from their social media activity."-''^
(U) During a 2017 election. State 17 saw hot activity on social media, including allegations of voter fraud, in particular on Reddit. State 17 had to try to prove later that there was no fraud.
Don't tell me don't have a problem...the senate knows, the house knows..