CONGRESS/ELECTION/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. spy and law enforcement agencies on Friday [11-8-19] said they had strengthened procedures for informing Congress, state and local governments, private business and the public about foreign interference in U.S. elections. The FBI has already given some American election candidates ‘defensive’ briefings on evidence U.S. agencies collected of possible election interference, an FBI official told a briefing for journalists. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, declined to give further details regarding who might have been warned about the interference or where and how such interference might have originated. An official, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said that U.S. agencies believe that Russia, China and Iran all present continuing potential threats to the U.S. electoral system. However, officials stressed that U.S. agencies had not seen direct threats to American election systems recently.”
–Mark Hosenball, “Spy, law enforcement agencies step up U.S. election security measures,” Reuters, November 8, 2019 11:27 am