Foreign Influence Quotes

“It laid out what Russia was doing, noting that while the tactics were new, Russian attempts at election interference were not, and urging Americans to think carefully about all the news and social media they were consuming. While I was researching material for the editorial, I ran across a remarkable quote from George Washington that seemed chillingly prophetic, which began, “against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, I conjure you to believe me, fellow citizens, that jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.”
― Peter Strzok, Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump

“Mueller may have shuttered his office. DOJ may have declined various prosecutions, although, thankfully several investigations continue. Men and women vigilant to national security threats may have been chased out of public service, but the Russians are there, and they’re coming at our 2020 elections with a vengeance.”
― Peter Strzok, Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump

“Our investigations revealed Donald Trump’s willingness to further the malign interests of one of our most formidable adversaries, apparently for his own personal gain. They also showed his willingness to accept political assistance from an opponent like Russia, and it follows, his willingness to subvert everything that America stands for. That’s not patriotic. It’s the opposite.”
― Peter Strzok, Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump