Ratcliffe Hanger

“We have already seen Iran sending spoofed emails designed to intimidate voters, incite social unrest, and damage President Trump. You may have seen some reporting on this … or you may have been one of the recipients.” So said John Ratcliffe, director of national intelligence, during a news conference on the efforts of foreign actors such as Iran and Russia to spread voter disinformation. (He didn’t mention the related domestic threat.)

+ WaPo: Trump weighs firing FBI director after election as frustration with Wray, Barr grows. (He doesn’t think Barr hasn’t been supportive enough? Why because the bullets fired at protesters in Lafayette Park were only rubber?)