How the Military Will Hack the Election

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This military task force is secretly at work as part of a government-wide “election security group,” guarding against “interference” in the upcoming midterm elections. Interference, however, is a loaded word. But the real target is the American people, whom the federal government sees as vectors for foreign influence. “The entire election security scare is to indulge President Trump and assuage Democrats, all of whom fear interference and shenanigans, but not from foreign shores,” says a senior military intelligence officer, who spoke to me about the secret effort. He and other military officers expressed unease with the sprawling mission.

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