US intelligence has stated that Russia interfered within the 2016 election (Representational)
Washington:
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated Wednesday the USA would provide a $10 million reward to arrest any state actor who interferes within the November elections.
US intelligence has stated that Russia interfered within the 2016 election to help Donald Trump, particularly by way of manipulation of social media.
The USA “is providing a reward of as much as $10 million for data resulting in the identification or location of any one who, performing on the course or below the management of a overseas authorities, interferes with US elections,” Pompeo instructed reporters.
He didn’t specify Russia however US intelligence has beforehand stated it anticipated one other effort by Moscow in addition to different US adversaries.
Trump has scoffed on the US intelligence findings, notoriously at a joint information convention in 2018 showing to take President Vladimir Putin’s denials of election meddling at face worth.
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