FBI's Christopher Wray Vows 'Aggressive' Action Against Iran, Russia Interference

U.S. officials say Iran is responsible for emails meant to intimidate American voters and sow unrest in multiple states, and Tehran and Moscow have also obtained voter registration with the goal of interfering in the election.

John Ratcliffe, the intelligence director, and FBI Director Chris Wray say the U.S. will impose costs on any foreign countries interfering in the 2020 U.S. election.

Democratic voters in at least four battleground states, including Florida and Pennsylvania, have received threatening emails, falsely purporting to be from the far-right group Proud Boys, that warned "we will come after you" if the recipients didn't vote for President Donald Trump.

The voter-intimidation operation apparently used email addresses obtained from state voter registration lists, which include party affiliation and home addresses and can include email addresses and phone numbers. Those addresses were then used in an apparently widespread targeted spamming operation. The senders claimed they would know which candidate the recipient was voting for in the Nov. 3 election, for which early voting is ongoing.

Federal officials have long warned about the possibility of this type of operation, as such registration lists are not difficult to obtain.

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[bawbaw]

FBI is helping hunter get away with child abuse

[sumbody]

Nothing this guy said makes me feel confident that "my vote counts"

[bawbaw]

Cover up the laptop for hunter FBI is sick

So they can block any new about Hunter Biden, but not Russia? Pathetic

[MrPathorock]

Vote the orange out if the only way to stop those Russian bots.

[OLLIESMiMi]

What about Speaking Truth to every Situation & Ending PROPAGANDA??? The Electorate Demands the Information to Inform this Electorate 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[yessir]

Look Here Best PLAY.... Look there O.M.G. ITS CALLED GOD HELP US
F B I WORKING AGAINST AMERICAN AND A PRESIDENT ( Business Man ) Going to Clean the SWAMP!
THE SWAMP IS OUT TO EAT HIS LUNCH ! PATRIOTS ARISE OR KISS THE AMERICAN WAY GOOD BY.

[mrrey]

Yea yea Wray, we heard you vow to clean up the FBI....I guess it takes a long time, longer than most anticipated. Kinda like the laptop thang...

[CelticRN]

Thank You!
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[enatjt]

Trump's biggest mistake in the past 4 years is the hiring of this guy! nobody is perfect.

[shoelessb]

So my state carelessly and negligently allows my personal info and party affiliation to be hacked ???

[johnhamilton]

No one believes this man. He's got to go.

[lindarebello]

I rarely check my emails, left Facebook a year ago and I would delete any emails from the proud boys. Besides I already voted October 17! Reminder: Trump said pandemic would magically disappear months ago-
220, 000 Americans dead!

[GeoTechHD]

To everyone reading this, God bless you and your family. Stay healthy and VOTE ❤️

[dragonzbay]

American people first not money. Pandemic response was unacceptable. Trump is not for most Americans he is for his loud friends who are simply self-entiitled, lazy, narccistic and uninspired. Most people are done with Trump. They are finished with his Trump international unessential watever stuff. They want an inspirational friend in the White House!

[craighutchinson]

Trump 2020. Bye Wray 'your fired'

[peterp]

Mr. Wray, you have balls and integrity to tell the truth and not buy into Trump's rhetoric. Thank you.

[TS-]

Ssssh 😷 shut-up 😷 suffocate. World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab is paying your salary

[MultiSmooch]

He didn't mention Iran in his statement.

[RGS]

having anyone notice that some of youtube replies about election are from people that has video in persian language'? and the most aggressive one. AT first I thought it was from people living in the USA