Russia and China Seek
to Interfere in 2020 Election,
Says US Intel National Intelligence
director Dan Coats revealed
his assessment before the
Senate intelligence committee. Dan Coats, via
NBC News The intelligence community believes
the two countries are more aligned
"than at any point since the mid-1950s." National intelligence Assessment, NBC News A written assessment states
that Russia will continue
its social media "efforts" to
disrupt American society. National intelligence Assessment, NBC News Coats also said
intelligence agencies believe
it's implausible that North Korea
will give up its nuclear weapons. He said such weapons are
viewed by North Korean leaders
"as critical to regime survival." Coats contradicted
President Donald Trump's
assessment that ISIS is defeated. He said the jihadist group
"still commands thousands
of fighters in Iraq and Syria."