Russia and its leader Vladimir Putin authorized intelligence assets to promote misinformation about President Joe Biden through U.S. media and people close to then-President Donald Trump to try to boost Trump’s election chances, an American intelligence report said on March 16.
CNBC: Putin pushed Biden misinformation to Trump allies and media in 2020 election
People watch a television news programme reporting on the US presidential election showing images of US President Donald Trump (L) and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (R), at a railway station in Seoul on Nov. 4, 2020.
