The draft bulletin, titled “Russia Likely to Denigrate Health of US Candidates to Influence 2020 Election,” was submitted to the agency’s legislative and public affairs office for review on July 7. The analysis was not meant for public consumption, but it was set to be distributed to federal, state and local law enforcement partners two days later, on July 9, the emails show.
The document mentions Iranian and Chinese efforts to criticize Trump, but focuses on — and takes its title from — Russia’s attacks on Biden’s mental fitness. It is a line of attack also utilized by both President Donald Trump and his reelection campaign. “By blocking information from being released that describes threats facing the nation,” Cohen continued, “it undermines the ability of the public and state and local authorities to work with the federal government to counteract the threat.”
In a statement to ABC News regarding the DHS bulletin, Trump campaign spokesperson Tim Murtaugh said, “We don’t need or want any foreign interference.” In June the Trump campaign ran a brutal television ad titled"Fortitude" that worked to paint a dire picture of Biden’s mental state.The next month -- around the time the DHS memo was submitted -- Trump said in a radio interview,"[Biden's] record is terrible. He can't even talk about his record. He forgets his record, he forgets everything.
Trump later disputed that finding, claiming that “the last person Russia wants to see in office is Donald Trump, because nobody’s been tougher on Russia than I have, ever.” Democrats fired back, calling Ratcliffe’s decision “a shocking abdication of its lawful responsibility to keep the Congress currently informed, and a betrayal of the public's right to know how foreign powers are trying to subvert our democracy.”
B_E_Bishop More media lies!!! Biden is incompetent!
Hey DHS_Wolf DHSgov if you're not informing and protecting Americans, what the hell are you doing? Abetting our adversary? Shame.
The draft bulletin, titled “Russia Likely to Denigrate Health of US Candidates to Influence 2020 Election,” was submitted for review on July 7. Just one hour after its submission, a senior DHS official intervened.
Trump is always willing to receive Russian interference. This isn't news.
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