俄罗斯据周二向记者介绍选举威胁的美国官员称，奥巴马将试图影响2024年总统选举，以支持过去喜欢的候选人
“鉴于美国在以下方面发挥的作用，我们没有观察到俄罗斯对过去总统竞选的偏好发生变化乌克兰和更广泛的对俄政策，”据国家情报官员办公室主任称。
这位官员没有提到任何具体候选人的名字，尽管记者迫切要求一个名字。
在2016年大选期间，情报界评估称，俄罗斯试图影响美国大选，以支持候选人唐纳德·特朗普。
官员们表示，来自大量联邦机构的官员表示，俄罗斯正在采取“整个政府的方法”来影响选举，包括总统竞选、国会竞选和公众舆论。
据ODNI官员称，“随着选举的临近，我们预计他们会增加活动。”
美国司法部(Justice Department)周二发布了与乌克兰战争有关的俄罗斯影响力活动的信息，官员们指出，这是美国表示俄罗斯希望影响选举的一个例子。
俄罗斯试图“破坏选举诚信，放大国内分歧。”
“为了实现这一点，莫斯科正在使用各种方法来加强其信息传递，并为其努力增添真实性，”该官员表示。“俄罗斯的影响力行动者正计划公开使用社交媒体来放大叙事，以影响美国摇摆州的美国公众舆论，并减少美国对乌克兰的支持。”
据官员们说，竞选活动和候选人一直与这些努力保持同步。
中国和伊朗也构成了情报界关注的“三大”威胁因素。
“俄罗斯是最大的威胁。伊朗是一个混乱的代理人，而中国在总统竞选中占有优势，”ODNI官员说。
根据美国官员的说法，中国正在采取观望的态度，可能不会试图影响总统竞选的结果，“但我们正在监控向下投票影响活动的可能性”，正如他们在2022年所做的那样。
他们还专注于在美国社交媒体平台上收集数据。
官员称，伊朗正试图在美国制造“混乱”。
“伊朗试图在选举前后煽动社会分裂，破坏人们对美国民主制度的信心。伊朗对利用美国政治和社会紧张局势的各种手段表现出长期兴趣，包括社交媒体。特别是，我们正在监视那些试图加剧与以色列紧张关系的伊朗人，”一名ODNI官员表示。
Russia will try to influence 2024 election to boost a past preferred candidate, US officials say
Russiawill attempt to influence the 2024 presidential election in favor of a past preferred candidate, according to U.S. officials who briefed reporters on election threats on Tuesday
"We have not observed a shift in Russia's preferences for the presidential race from past elections, given the role the U.S. is playing with regard toUkraineand broader policy toward Russia," according to an Office of the Director of National Intelligence official.
The official did not mention any specific candidate by name, despite reporters pressing for a name.
During the 2016 election, the intelligence community assessed Russia attempted to influence the U.S. election in favor of candidate Donald Trump.
Officials from a vast swath of federal agencies said that Russia is taking a "whole of government approach" to influence the election that includes the presidential race, congressional races and public opinion, according to officials.
"We anticipate them to increase their activities as we get closer to the election," according to the ODNI official.
The Justice Department on Tuesday released information about a Russian influence campaign related to the Ukrainian war, which officials pointed to as an example of how the U.S. says Russia is hoping to influence the election.
Russia seeks to "undermine electoral integrity and amplify domestic divisions."
"To accomplish this, Moscow is using a variety of approaches to bolster its messaging and lend an air of authenticity to its efforts," the official said. "Russian influence actors are planning to overtly use social media to amplify narratives, to sway U.S. public opinion in U.S. swing states, and diminish U.S. support for Ukraine."
The campaigns and candidates have been kept abreast of these efforts, according to officials.
China andIranare also make up the "big three" of threat actors the intelligence community is focusing on.
"Russia is the preeminent threat. Iran is a chaos agent and China is holding in the presidential race," the ODNI official said.
China, according to U.S. officials, is taking a wait-and-see approach and may not attempt to influence the outcome of the presidential race "but we are monitoring the possibility of down ballot influence activities," as they did in 2022.
They are also focusing on their data collection on U.S. social media platforms.
Iran is seeking to sow "chaos" in the United States, official said.
"Iran seeks to stoke social divisions and undermine confidence in the US democratic institutions around the elections. Iran has demonstrated a long standing interest in exploiting U.S. political and social tensions for a variety of means, including social media. In particular, we are monitoring Iranian actors who are seeking to exacerbate tensions with Israel," according to an ODNI official.
