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Nationwide safety officers introduced Wednesday that Iran and Russia obtained voter registration data that might assist efforts to intervene within the 2020 presidential election. The officers additionally confirmed that Iran despatched threatening emails designed to intimidate voters.
“Iran and Russia have taken particular actions to affect public opinion regarding our election. Some voter registration data has been obtained by Iran and individually by Russia,” Director of Nationwide Intelligence John Ratcliffe stated in a press convention Wednesday night. “This information can be utilized by overseas actors to try to convey misinformation.”
Voter registration data is usually publicly…