Supporters of the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have enlisted a lobbyist with connections to the president and filed a clemency petition with the White House.
Tag: Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates
Trump Contradicts Pompeo Over Russia’s Role in Hack
Hours after the secretary of state said that Moscow was behind the vast cybersecurity breach, the president suggested it might have been China and downplayed the severity of the attack.
Pompeo Says Russia Was Behind Cyberattack on U.S.
But President Trump later took to Twitter to minimize the hack and suggest that it might have been China, not Russia, that carried it out.
The End of ‘America First’: How Biden Says He Will Re-engage With the World
Those who have known President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. for decades say they expect him to move carefully, providing reassurance with a few big symbolic acts.
U.S. Charges Russian Intelligence Officers in Major Cyberattacks
Prosecutors said the suspects hacked elections in France, the electricity grid in Ukraine and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
U.S. Charges Russian Intelligence Officers in Major Cyberattacks
Prosecutors said the suspects hacked elections in France and the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Schiff Sees Rise in Russian Disinformation as Trump Attacks Mail-In Voting
Foreign adversaries want to undermine confidence in the American election and the House Intelligence Committee chairman says they are amplifying President Trump’s false assertions.
Putin Wants a Truce Between Russia and U.S. in Cyberspace
With an eye to a possible Biden presidency, the Russian leader called for a “reboot” on information security but offered no concessions.
C.I.A. Reasserts Putin Is Likely Directing Election Influence Efforts to Aid Trump
The assessment, which the agency has moderate confidence in, buttresses earlier findings that the Russian president supports President Trump’s re-election.
Russian Intelligence Hackers Are Back, Microsoft Warns, Aiming at Democrats and Republicans
China is also growing more adept at targeting campaign workers. But contrary to Trump administration warnings, Beijing is mostly aiming at Biden campaign officials.