Several 2020 Democrats and the DNC have openly forsworn the use of hacked email and other information in their campaigns.
FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday that if any 2020 presidential campaign is contacted by a foreign agent, it’s “something the FBI would want to know about.”
But would President Donald Trump’s campaign alert the feds if approached by a potential election meddler? It won’t say.
The Trump campaign did not respond to numerous inquiries about whether it has implemented a policy about foreign interference — including the use of information stolen or hacked by a foreign power and whether aides must formally report outreach from foreigners. Several Democratic campaigns, by contrast, have announced policies on the subject.
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s report documented “numerous links between the Russian government and the Trump campaign,” and argued that Trump’s campaign “expected it would benefit electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts.” But Mueller found no criminal conspiracy between the campaign and the Kremlin, and Trump allies insist there was nothing unlawful about soliciting or making use of information provided by a hostile nation.
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Would Trump’s campaign alert the feds if approached by a potential election meddler? It won’t say.https://t.co/tw4DNx2kZM
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