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Shopping under the influence

Post Reports

The Washington Post

Daily News, Politics, News

4.45.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Shane Harris talks about the lingering threat of Russian election interference and how the administration is responding. Abha Bhattarai on a new gimmick from retailers. And Gillian Brockell and Jessica Contrera on the CIA’s rebellious neighbors.

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President Trump chooses a new acting director of national intelligence, following revelations that Russia wants President Trump reelected.

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In 1933, two rebellious women bought a home in Virginia’s woods. Then the CIA moved in.

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0:10.5

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0:17.1

From the newsroom of the Washington Post.

0:20.8

It's Robert Samuels from the Washington Post.

0:23.4

Post is Sarah Kaplan.

0:25.0

Hi, this is Elaheiz Adi with the Washington Post.

0:27.9

This is Post Reports.

0:29.5

I'm Nicole Ellis, in for Martine Powers.

0:33.5

It's Friday, February 21st.

0:38.0

Today, the threat of Russian election interference.

0:41.2

Again, how alcohol is changing shopping and the CIA's rebellious neighbors.

0:50.8

If we go back to sort of where this all began.

0:54.2

Sean Harris covers intelligence and national security for the post.

0:59.6

Last Thursday, some senior intelligence and national security officials gave a classified briefing

1:06.6

to members of the House Intelligence Committee in the Congress on election interference in 2020,

1:12.0

which is obviously a big topic that people are paying a lot of attention to.

1:15.3

And there's a lot of anxiety about.

1:16.8

And this was kind of a customary briefing to give members the lay of the land.

1:20.4

And in that briefing, a senior official revealed that based on intelligence that the U.S.

1:25.7

is collecting, Russia had, in her words, developed a preference for President Trump in the election.

1:32.2

Didn't mean they were doing anything necessarily to try and get him elected,

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