Trump Vote-Rigging Claims Fit Russia’s Plan, Former Top Spy Says
- Ex-DNI deputy chief Gordon also says Democrats not blameless
- U.S. election infrastructure as protected ‘as it’s even been’
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President Donald Trump is playing into Russia’s hands by claiming that his political adversaries are trying to rig the U.S. election, a former senior intelligence official said.
Sue Gordon, who left the second-highest post in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence a year ago, said that the nation’s election infrastructure is “as well protected as it’s ever been.” She suggested that misinformation circulating on social media is at least as much of a challenge heading toward November.