CNN —US intelligence officials are watching closely to see if the United States’ support for Ukraine will lead the Russian government to take more risks in potentially interfering in the 2024 presidential election, a senior FBI official told reporters Thursday.
“We’re certainly… keeping our eye out to make sure that that’s not increasing [their] risk taking.”The FBI briefed reporters on the condition that the senior FBI officials not be named.
The FBI official’s comments on Thursday echo those made by a senior National Security Agency official in March.
“Russia can use their access to those government networks to undermine confidence in the US election integrity and bolster influence operations,” the second FBI official said.
The FBI officials also singled out China and Iran as other governments that could be willing to interfere in or influence the 2024 US election.
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