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Democrats on Intelligence Committees Say They Are Preparing for Midterm Scenarios
What happened
Democratic leaders on the House and Senate Intelligence Committees said they are preparing for various scenarios surrounding the midterm elections. According to the lawmakers, US briefings indicated Russia is targeting Democrats with misinformation. The Democrats stated they are anticipating the possibility that President Trump may allege election interference or fraud.
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CBS News and NPR lead with how Democrats will "react if Trump alleges election meddling" and frame the story around preparations for Trump potentially not accepting "the results." NPR emphasizes Democrats are "working under the presumption" that Trump will seek to "justify election interference by alleging fraud."
- CBSIntel Democrats on how they'll react if Trump alleges election meddlingCBS News · Lean Left
- NPRTop 2 Democrats on Intel say they're preparing for Trump to claim foreign meddlingNPR News · Lean Left
Reuters leads with the substance of the "US briefing" itself, focusing on the claim that "Russia targeting Democrats with misinformation" rather than emphasizing Democratic preparations for Trump's potential response.
- RTRLawmakers say US briefing showed Russia targeting Democrats with misinformationReuters · Center · link via Google News
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