The Note: Trump White House MIA in election meddling fight
American politics is under attack. Who, exactly, is leading the fight back?
Last week brought news that Sen. Claire McCaskill’s office was the subject of a phishing attempt that appears to be linked to Russia. Then came Tuesday’s revelation of 32 “inauthentic” Facebook pages and accounts playing on divisive political issues.
The former attempt was thwarted by Microsoft. The latter was caught and shut down by Facebook itself.