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FBI Director Christopher Wray at the hearing in the US House of Representatives on September 17th
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According to the FBI, Russia is interfering in the US presidential campaign at the expense of Democratic candidate Joe Biden.
Moscow is launching a continuous flow of misinformation targeting President Donald Trump's challenger, US federal police director Christopher Wray said at a hearing before a congressional committee in Washington on Thursday.
In addition, what Moscow perceives as an anti-Russian establishment in the USA should be undermined.
Wray said his biggest concern was that the "constant drum beat of misinformation" could shake Americans' confidence in the outcome of the election.
The FBI director's statement follows a warning from the US government's National Counter-Espionage Center in early August that Russia, China and Iran are all trying to interfere in the November 3rd election.
Several investigations by the US intelligence services have shown that Russia took action in favor of Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
Trump has long been outraged by this representation, Moscow rejects the allegations.
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