Explaining Venezuela Crisis; U.S. Intelligence Warns of More Aggressive Election Meddling in 2020

Leslie is joined by, Retired Air Force Colonel, Cedric Leighton, to get his expertise on the current crisis in Venezuela. They also discuss the new report from Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, which warns of more aggressive election meddling against the U.S. in 2020.

"The report predicts Russian social media campaigns will focus on "aggravating" social and racial tensions and striking back at anti-Kremlin politicians. Moscow may also seek to spread disinformation, launch cyberattacks and manipulate data.

In his written assessment, Coats warned about countries creating convincing fake audio and video — known as "deepfakes," for instance. They may also use cyber means to "directly manipulate or disrupt election systems — such as by tampering with voter registration or disrupting the vote tallying process — either to alter data or to call into question our voting process." Source - https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/dan-coats-2020-election-foreign-interference-1126077

Colonel Leighton is the Founder and President of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership consultancy serving global companies and organizations.

The Colonel founded Cedric Leighton Associates in 2010, after serving in the US Air Force for 26 years as an Intelligence Officer and attaining the rank of Colonel.

Colonel Leighton can also be seen regularly on CNN, where he is a Military Analyst.

His Twitter handle is @CedricLeighton and his website is www.CedricLeighton.com.