The federal government warned state election officials it suspects Russia may focus on voter suppression as a means to interfere in the 2020 presidential election
The joint FBI and Department of Homeland Security document, obtained by CNN and marked For Official Use Only, is titled"Russia May Try to Discourage Voter Turnout and Suppressing Votes in 2020 US Election."It warns of three potential ways the Russian government"might seek to covertly discourage or suppress US voters from participating in next year's election.
The document cites multiple press reports and is a downgraded version of a more sensitive intelligence report from August 21. It was disseminated after a classified video conference briefing that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence had planned with state election officials, but canceled Wednesday, citing scheduling conflicts.
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