Why the Trump-Russia intelligence report doesn't quite add up

The New York Times reported on Thursday that “intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to try to get President Trump re-elected.”

I’m not convinced that gives full context to the briefing. I suspect a Democratic member asked a briefer something along the lines of, “Do you assess that Russia is trying to reelect Trump?” The briefer then probably offered a hedged response in the affirmative. I believe the core of the briefing was likely situated around an assessment that Russia is preparing to ramp up efforts to undermine the election and U.S. civil society.