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RFE/RL: Russia continues to sow discord in US, says FBI director

Published July 19, 2018 at 1:01 pm

In this file photo taken on June 28, 2018 FBI Director Christopher Wray (2nd L) and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (2nd R) leave during a break in the congressional House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of FBI and DOJ Actions Surrounding the 2016 Election," in Washington, DC. FBI director Christopher Wray said July 18, 2018, that the US intelligence community stands by its view that Russia interfered in the 2016 US election, despite Vladimir Putin's denial this week to President Donald Trump.

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FBI Director Christopher Wray has said Russia continues to use fake news, propaganda, and covert operations to sow discord in the United States.

Speaking at the opening event of the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado on July 18, Wray stood behind the U.S. intelligence agencies’ assessment that Moscow interfered in the 2016 presidential election, and rejected President Vladimir Putin’s claim that Russia was not involved.