KGB Agent Gave Pompeo Aide Hunter Biden Disinformation in 2019, Showing Early Election Interference Effort
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A former KGB agent gave Pompeo aide a thumb drive in May 2019 with Hunter Biden disinformation, showing efforts to influence 2020 election began earlier than known.
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The former KGB agent, known as "Rollie," presented same Hunter Biden disinformation to DOJ officials in January 2019.
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The thumb drive contained poorly sourced allegations about Hunter Biden and Burisma, but no evidence of criminal activity.
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This suggests a third channel of 2020 election disinformation from Russia/Eastern Europe, separate from efforts through Giuliani and Smirnov.
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The incident raises questions about foreign actors gaining access to top US officials to pass off false information as intelligence.