{"id":27189,"date":"2020-07-29T16:51:20","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T23:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=27189"},"modified":"2020-07-29T16:51:20","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T23:51:20","slug":"house-intel-panel-expands-access-to-foreign-disinformation-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=27189","title":{"rendered":"House Intel panel expands access to foreign disinformation evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The House Intelligence Committee voted Wednesday to give all members of the House access to classified information that Democrats say shows evidence of \u201ca concerted foreign interference campaign\u201d against members of Congress ahead of November&#8217;s elections.<\/p>\n<p>The evidence, compiled in a \u201cclassified addendum,\u201d was submitted to the FBI earlier this month by Speaker\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/nwwjgcwhkqqnbcbqntdkknjjkwnmqwqzzpkhcrmkdqyqd_fdrdjjhshwdjynqnndbn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/nwwjgcwhkqqnbcbqntdkknjjkwnmqwqzzpkhcrmkdqyqd_fdrdjjhshwdjynqnndbn.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596152971617000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFJ_GOizA5Zp3zO8_Iz7Vif8zC4rg\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a>\u00a0(D-Calif.), Senate Minority Leader\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/dgtszlgkjttfblbtfrcjjfssjgfwtgtnnmjkldwjctptm_fdrdjjhshwdjynqnndbn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/dgtszlgkjttfblbtfrcjjfssjgfwtgtnnmjkldwjctptm_fdrdjjhshwdjynqnndbn.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596152971617000&amp;usg=AFQjCNERMQGFTN7yildtdzVVHEdujaxAPA\">Charles Schumer<\/a>\u00a0(D-N.Y.), House Intelligence Committee Chairman\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/chdqvkhrmttfskstfgcmmfqqmhfzthtnnlmrkjzmctdtj_fdrdjjhshwdjynqnndbn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/chdqvkhrmttfskstfgcmmfqqmhfzthtnnlmrkjzmctdtj_fdrdjjhshwdjynqnndbn.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596152971617000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFO3hZo69F9c91zCBn7Pg5TzftHYA\">Adam Schiff<\/a>\u00a0(D-Calif.) and Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/ymqcypmrvssnwpwsnfkvvnccvmntsmszzgvrpbtvkslsc_fdrdjjhshwdjynqnndbn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/ymqcypmrvssnwpwsnfkvvnccvmntsmszzgvrpbtvkslsc_fdrdjjhshwdjynqnndbn.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596152971617000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEbalrvK2Qxrk5Bl_PEr_76hOqu_g\">Mark Warner<\/a>\u00a0(D-Va.).<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic leaders pointed to it\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/twbjsdwfpllktdtlkbvppkjjpwkrlwlggcpfdmrpvlzlp_fdrdjjhshwdjynqnndbn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/twbjsdwfpllktdtlkbvppkjjpwkrlwlggcpfdmrpvlzlp_fdrdjjhshwdjynqnndbn.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596152971617000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHDTuyVskZBzd7HColhBPKQc8ujXw\">in requesting<\/a>\u00a0an immediate all-members classified briefing from the FBI on election threats.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff said in a statement Wednesday that the evidence, which had previously been available to view only for members of the House Intelligence Committee, was being made public for all House lawmakers in response to multiple requests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the absence of an FBI defensive briefing to the Congress, more than two dozen Members have requested access to the classified addendum to our July 13 letter, which addresses the concrete, specific, and alarming reporting that the congressional intelligence committees have seen regarding our elections,\u201d Schiff said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House 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