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Top Justice Dept. official warns of "onslaught" of foreign election interference from Russia, Iran and China

Oct 03, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    38% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    50% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -48% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

38% : Olsen described a brazen effort by Russia to help Trump win the election.
29% : "In the past few months there were two attempts on former President Trump's life, and in a separate case, a Pakistani national with ties to Iran was charged with allegedly plotting a murder-for-hire scheme targeting current and former U.S. officials -a list that sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News may have included Trump.
29% : Last month, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence briefed Trump on "real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him."
15% : Among the lines of attack is a barrage of propaganda from Russia to sow division in a highly polarized U.S. electorate, persistent cyber-intrusions into the campaigns of both former President Donald Trump and Vice president Kamala Harris, and a "grave" Iranian assassination plot targeting Trump.
15% : Among the Justice Department's biggest worries, according to Olsen, is credible evidence that Iran wants to "compromise" Trump's campaign and is actively plotting to assassinate Trump, something that he says they are monitoring "with intense focus.

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