Trump Official On Russian Hacking: ‘A National Security Issue’ Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email

The following article by Pam Fessler was posted on the NPR website January 12, 2018:

A voter fills out a ballot at the Hamilton County Board of Elections in Cincinnati.
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President Trump has shown little interest in fighting the threat of Russians hacking U.S. elections. He’s shown a lot of interest in fighting voter fraud, something he insists — without evidence — is widespread.

Parts of his administration are doing just the opposite.

Bob Kolasky, an acting deputy undersecretary at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), told a group of election officials gathered in Washington, D.C., this week that the threat of Russian hacking in future elections is “a national security issue.” Continue reading “Trump Official On Russian Hacking: ‘A National Security Issue’ Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email”