TOPLINEAfter the Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued a report Friday warning of ongoing interference activities by China, Russia and Iran to disrupt the 2020 election, White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said Sunday that China "has been expanding its influence efforts," while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed that actions from China and Russia are "not equivalent." Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly news conference at the U.S. ... [+] Capitol on August 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. Pelosi said Sunday morning that the threats posed by China and Russia to U.S. elections are not equal, emphasizing that to "give some equivalence" of China and Russia on measures to interfere with the election "doesn't really tell the story." "The Chinese, they said, prefer Biden — we don't know that, but that's what they're saying, but they're not really getting involved in the presidential election," Pelosi added. Further Reading:Russia Trying To 'Denigrate' Biden, Counterintelligence Chief Says—But China Wants Him To Win (Forbes)Pelosi says election threats from Russia and China are not equal (Politico)China targeting U.S. election infrastructure with cyberattacks, says O'Brien (Reuters)

Source: Forbes August 09, 2020 21:11 UTC