Letter from Dems’ Angelo Genova just filed in DNC v. RNC case:

As discussed during this afternoon’s conference call with the Court, plaintiff Democratic National Committee (“DNC”) has uncovered evidence that the Republican National Committee (“RNC”) – contrary to the sworn declarations submitted earlier today, and the clear statements of its counsel – has and continues to engage in one or more ballot security initiatives utilizing poll watchers in Nevada. The enclosed declarations are being provided today pursuant to the Court’s request, and will be discussed more fully in the DNC’s reply submission which will be filed later this week.

Affidavit: [corrected link]

Following up on a link to Foer’s Slate piece, see Licthblau and Myers:

In classified sessions in August and September, intelligence officials also briefed congressional leaders on the possibility of financial ties between Russians and people connected to Mr. Trump. They focused particular attention on what cyberexperts said appeared to be a mysterious computer back channel between the Trump Organization and the Alfa Bank, which is one of Russia’s biggest banks and whose owners have longstanding ties to Mr. Putin..I. officials spent weeks examining computer data showing an odd stream of activity to a Trump Organization server and Alfa Bank. Computer logs obtained by The New York Times show that two servers at Alfa Bank sent more than 2,700 “look-up” messages — a first step for one system’s computers to talk to another — to a Trump-connected server beginning in the spring. But the F.B.I. ultimately concluded that there could be an innocuous explanation, like a marketing email or spam, for the computer contacts.

But there’s also this:

The most serious part of the F.B.I.’s investigation has focused on the computer hacks that the Obama administration now formally blames on Russia. That investigation also involves numerous officials from the intelligence agencies. Investigators, the officials said, have become increasingly confident, based on the evidence they have uncovered, that Russia’s direct goal is not to support the election of Mr. Trump, as many Democrats have asserted, but rather to disrupt the integrity of the political system and undermine America’s standing in the world more broadly….

A senior intelligence official, who like the others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a continuing national security investigation, said the Russians had become adept at exploiting computer vulnerabilities created by the relative openness of and reliance on the internet. Election officials in several states have reported what appeared to be cyberintrusions from Russia, and while many doubt that an Election Day hack could alter the outcome of the election, the F.B.I. agencies across the government are on alert for potential disruptions that could wreak havoc with the voting process itself.

“It isn’t about the election,” a second senior official said, referring to the aims of Russia’s interference. “It’s about a threat to democracy.”

Glenn Thrush: “Times story says Russians only want to disrupt election — not elect Trump. Then why only hack Dem side?”