Today, the intelligence community confirmed what @NatashaBertrand @AndrewDesiderio and I have been reporting since July 20: that they have intel of a Russian interference plot connected to Kremlin allies in Ukraine.

1) The first details were here: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/20/democrats-fbi-briefing-foreign-interference-campaign-373134
Dem leaders demand FBI briefing on 'foreign interference campaign' targeting lawmakers

In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, the Democratic leaders describe mounting alarm about the potential foreign threat.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/20/democrats-fbi-briefing-foreign-interference-campaign-373134
2) Then we learned that the alleged plot included, at least tangentially, packages sent to House and Senate Rs from Andrii Derkach, a Ukrainian lawmaker linked to the Russian effort: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/23/democrats-letters-to-trump-allies-are-foreign-plot-to-damage-biden-380217
Democrats: Packets sent to Trump allies are part of foreign plot to damage Biden

The packets were shipped to leading Republicans by a Ukrainian lawmaker who has met with the president's attorney, Rudy Giuliani.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/23/democrats-letters-to-trump-allies-are-foreign-plot-to-damage-biden-380217
3) Next we revealed that Dems raised the packages to the FBI’s attention in January, after inadvertently learning one had been sent to Rep. Devin Nunes (who won’t say if he got it or what he did with it). https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/30/devin-nunes-joe-biden-ukraine-388843
Intel Dems press Nunes for details on anti-Biden package from Ukrainian official

The former chairman’s office has declined requests to respond to inquiries about whether he ever received the package or learned of its contents.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/30/devin-nunes-joe-biden-ukraine-388843
And last week, we reported that Trump counterintelligence chief William Evanina told lawmakers privately that Russia was indeed acting to boost Trump and denigrate Biden. Dems demanded then that he make the details (including about Derkach) public. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/31/nancy-pelosi-william-evanina-russia-meddling-389847
Pelosi upbraids counterintel chief in private briefing over Russian meddling

“What I’m concerned about is that the American people should be better informed,” the speaker said.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/31/nancy-pelosi-william-evanina-russia-meddling-389847
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