The posts, which cited emails threatening Democratic voters that purportedly came from the right-wing group Proud Boys, were actually part of an influence operation generated by the Islamic Republic, according to Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Christopher Wray.

US OFFICIALS LINK IRAN TO TO EMAILS TARGETTING DEMOCRATIC VOTERS.

"The Proud Boys are attempting to scare voters away from the polls," The Lincoln Project tweeted on Wednesday, linking to a Florida news outlet that first reported on the "threatening emails" sent to voters before the FBI announced its findings.

Congressional legal analyst Daniel Goldman tweeted that the "emails were ostensibly from the Proud Boys — Trump supporters who are 'standing by' — threatening Democratic voters," asking, "How would that damage Trump?"

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