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CIA Director Has 'Every Expectation' Russia Will Try To Influence Midterm Elections

In an interview with the BBC, Mike Pompeo says he believes Russia will try again to interfere in the U.S. elections, but that he's confident the Kremlin's attempts won't have a decisive impact.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo says he has "every expectation" that Russia will try to disrupt midterm elections in November after U.S. intelligence uncovered interference in 2016.

In , the head of the Central Intelligence Agency was asked

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