DNI/ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VLADIMIR PUTIN: “Nothing is more important than the security and integrity of our elections. And we know that President Trump is unwilling to take action to protect them. That leaves Congress as the best defender of our democracy. But now President Trump, through his hand-picked DNI — chosen for loyalty, not experience — is attempting to deprive Congress of the information they need to do their part.
There can be only one conclusion: President Trump is hoping Vladimir Putin will once more boost his candidacy and cover his horrific failures to lead our country through the multiple crises we are facing. And he does not want the American people to know the steps Vladimir Putin is taking to help Trump get re-elected or why Putin is eager to intervene, because Donald Trump’s foreign policy has been a gift to the Kremlin.”
-Joe Biden, “Statement By Vice President Joe Biden On The ODNI’s Decision To End Election Interference Briefings,” joebiden.com, Aug. 29, 2020