DHS gutting election protection because Individual-1 needs Russian interference in 2020 [View all]
DHS gutting election protection because Individual-1 needs Russian interference in 2020
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/2/13/1834634/-DHS-gutting-election-protection-because-Individual-1-needs-Russian-interference-in-2020
In the face of substantial findings that there was Russian interference in 2016, the very agencies that might be deployed to protect the 2020 election are being scaled back.
But why should we be surprised when sanctions were lifted for the same Russian oligarch who was owed money by Paul Manafort, thereby fulfilling a Trump goal.
Confronted with declining approval ratings amidst a continuing series of policy failures including a budget shutdown, the desperation will extend to manufacturing more chaos including seeking more Russian help in 2020.
Two teams of federal officials assembled to fight foreign election interference are being dramatically downsized, according to three current and former Department of Homeland Security officials. And now, those sources say they fear the department won’t prepare adequately for election threats in 2020.
“The clear assessment from the intelligence community is that 2020 is going to be the perfect storm,” said a DHS official familiar with the teams. “We know Russia is going to be engaged. Other state actors have seen the success of Russia and realize the value of disinformation operations. So it’s very curious why the task forces were demoted in the bureaucracy and the leadership has not committed resources to prepare for the 2020 election.”
The task forces, part of the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), were assembled in response to Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. One focuses in part on securing election infrastructure and the other focuses on foreign influence efforts, including social media disinformation campaigns.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-dhs-guts-task-forces-protecting-elections-from-foreign-meddling
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