Justice Department Hosts Election Threats Task Force Meeting

“Our actions today make clear that the Justice Department will be aggressive in countering and disrupting attempts by the Russian government, or any other malign actor, to interfere in our elections and undermine our democracy.”

-Attorney General Merrick B. Garland

“The Department’s seizure of 32 internet domains secretly deployed to spread foreign malign influence demonstrates once again that Russia remains a predominant foreign threat to our elections.”

-Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco

“Today’s announcement exposes the scope of the Russian government’s influence operations and their reliance on cutting-edge AI to sow disinformation.”

-FBI Director Christopher Wray

“There is no mission more critical to the Criminal Division than deterring, disrupting, and punishing criminal threats to our elections.”

-Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri

“This seizure illustrates vividly what the U.S. government and private sector partners have warned for months: the Russian government and its proxies are aggressively accelerating the Kremlin’s covert efforts to seed false stories and amplify disinformation directed at the American public.”

-Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division