WASHINGTON - US intelligence and national security agencies face a new obstacle in protecting this year's election: an effort by President Donald Trump and some of his top appointees to downplay the threat posed by Russia while inflating the danger from China, according to officials.
Privately, national security officials say they're clear-eyed about the threats from Russia, China and other adversaries, and offer a far more nuanced picture about election security than is being given by Mr Trump's appointees. An intelligence assessment released last month didn't assert that China is the bigger election threat.
Mr Barr downplayed Russia's activity in an interview this month on CNN, saying only that"there's some preliminary activity that suggests" Russia might try to interfere in the election. The attorney-general said China is the most aggressive in trying to influence the US. Four years ago, intelligence and law enforcement agencies struggled to get a grip on what Russia was doing to interfere in the election. Ultimately, they concluded Russia was meddling in an effort to defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton and help Mr Trump win the presidency.
Mr Wolf told Fox News on Friday that the complaint by the whistleblower, Mr Brian Murphy, is"totally false." Given the heated political climate, in which a misstep could prompt retaliation by Mr Trump, agencies are encouraging private companies to issue detailed public warnings about election interference, the officials said.
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