Democrats exit briefing saying they fear elections under foreign threat
By Mike Lillis - 07/31/20 01:36 PM EDT
House Democrats are warning that the integrity of November's elections are under significant threat from foreign actors — and the Trump administration, they say, is going out of its way to conceal the danger from the public.
Emerging from a long, classified briefing with top administration officials in the Capitol, a host of Democrats said they now have less confidence that the elections will be secure from outside influence than they did going into the meeting.
"I don't feel comfortable about what's going on," said Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.). "Very disturbing."
"Horrible briefing," said Rep. Ron Kind (D-Wis.).
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), along with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and the Democratic leaders of the intelligence committees, had requested the briefing in a July 13 letter to the FBI, citing "a concerted foreign interference campaign" targeting Congress.
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