FBI Director Christopher Wray warns that Russians are still carrying out foreign influence operations on the United States, despite US efforts to deter them ahead of another presidential election.
"The Russians are absolutely intent on trying to interfere with our elections through the foreign influence," Wray testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee.Wray said the FBI has"significant resources devoted" to combating foreign influence in the upcoming election. He told Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina that he could not think of any more tools he needs from Congress on that front.
Wray testified on Capitol Hill ahead of former special counsel Robert Mueller's back-to-back public hearings Wednesday before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees.Read MoreThe special counsel's extensive report, released publicly in April, accused Russia of waging a "sweeping and systematic" influence campaign during the 2016 election.
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