Russia and China Seek <br />to Interfere in 2020 Election, <br />Says US Intel National Intelligence <br />director Dan Coats revealed <br />his assessment before the <br />Senate intelligence committee. Dan Coats, via <br />NBC News The intelligence community believes <br />the two countries are more aligned <br />"than at any point since the mid-1950s." National intelligence Assessment, NBC News A written assessment states <br />that Russia will continue <br />its social media "efforts" to <br />disrupt American society. National intelligence Assessment, NBC News Coats also said <br />intelligence agencies believe <br />it's implausible that North Korea <br />will give up its nuclear weapons. He said such weapons are <br />viewed by North Korean leaders <br />"as critical to regime survival." Coats contradicted <br />President Donald Trump's <br />assessment that ISIS is defeated. He said the jihadist group <br />"still commands thousands <br />of fighters in Iraq and Syria."
