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Biden’s Chief of Staff Says Response to Hack Will Go Beyond Sanctions Sources told Reuters that the Biden administration is considering financial penalties and cyberattacks on Russia s infrastructure
The incoming White House chief of staff for Joe Biden said on Sunday that the next administration’s response to a recently discovered cyberattack that targeted several government agencies will be more than “just sanctions.”
“In terms of the measures that a Biden administration would take in response to an attack like this I want to be very clear it’s not just sanctions,” Ron Klain told
By Susan Jones | December 21, 2020 | 5:39am EST
Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) is frequently at odds with his fellow Republicans. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) - President Donald Trump has a blind spot when it comes to Russia, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said on Sunday. In the same interview with CNN s State of the Union, Romney had praise for Democrat Joe Biden:
I think that president-elect Biden is a clear-eyed and intelligent individual. And he s going to assess Russia and their capabilities in an appropriate way. But I also think that he will look at China and recognize that, long term, China is the more significant threat to America.
Outgoing Attorney General Bill Barr addresses questions on special counsels during a Justice Department press conference.
Attorney General William Barr on Monday contradicted President Trump and sided with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in blaming the Russians for a major hack into American government systems that compromised several major agencies.
The Russians, it was revealed earlier this month, hacked into SolarWinds, a software company that manages information technology infrastructures. The hacking went on for at least months before it was detected and potentially put at risk some of the U.S. government s most important secrets. Pompeo had previously said the hack was pretty clearly done by Russia.
In his final days as attorney general, William Barr is separating himself further from Donald Trump on key issues of concern to the president.
Trump has reportedly been considering appointing special counsels to investigate the foreign business dealings of President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter and to investigate allegations of election fraud. Barr said neither is necessary.
“If I thought a special counsel at this stage was the right tool and was appropriate, I would name one,” Barr told reporters at the Justice Department on Monday when asked whether there is enough evidence regarding election fraud to appoint a special counsel to investigate. “But I haven’t and I’m not going to,” added Barr, who is stepping down from his post on Wednesday.
SALT LAKE CITY Utah Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday he sees the recently-discovered cyber hack against the U.S. as a form of cyber warfare that could cripple us as a country, and he believes President Donald Trump has a blind spot for Russia.
Romney also said in a pair of appearances on network news programs on Sunday that he is disappointed in the president for speculating that someone other than Russia is responsible for the cyber hack.
Trump tweeted on Saturday that news reports of the cyber hack have been overblown and that everything is well under control.
The president also speculated that the hacks could have come from China, despite federal law enforcement officials and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blaming Russia for the hacks that went on for at least nine months undetected before officials discovered them last weekend.