The director of the FBI has warned Russia is actively pursuing a disinformation campaign against former Vice President Joe Biden, while also expressing alarm about violent extremist groups.
Christopher Wray, director of the FBI, has warned a House committee that Russia is actively pursuing a disinformation campaign against former Vice President Joe Biden and expressed alarm about violent extremist groups.
Christopher Wray, the director of the FBI warned a House committee on Thursday that Russia is actively pursuing a disinformation campaign against Joe Biden.Mr Wray’s blunt comments were the latest example of a top national security official contradicting President Donald Trump’s downplaying of Russian election interference.
Mr Wray condemned all acts of bloodshed but refrained from overemphasising violence caused by far-left groups like antifa, the loose movement that purports to be against fascism, which Mr Trump and Attorney General William Barr have repeatedly blamed for unrest in US cities.Mr Barr described antifa this month as “the ramrod for the violence,” and the president’s re-election campaign has portrayed the group as a major threat to US cities.
Mr Wray said the FBI averaged roughly 1,000 domestic terrorism investigations annually and had recorded about 120 arrests on domestic terrorism suspicions this year. But he made it clear that white supremacist and anti-government groups were the primary threats. A draft of the report, dated 31 August, said white supremacist extremists “will remain the most persistent and lethal threat in the homeland through 2021.”
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