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| Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) shakes hands with New Knowledge Director of Research Renée DiResta at the end of a committee hearing in Washington on foreign influence operations on Aug. 1. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) |
Experts say the lack of administration leadership on the issue — with President Trump at times questioning conclusions of the U.S. intelligence community about Russia’s disinformation and hacking campaign — renders less effective the efforts of agencies to mount a coordinated government action to protect the nation.