Trump Executive Order Imposes Sanctions for Election Meddling, Cites Tech, Web Vulnerabilities
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday “imposing certain sanctions in the event of foreign interference” in a U.S. election and declaring a "national emergency." “The proliferation of digital devices and internet-based communications has created significant vulnerabilities and magnified…
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the scope and intensity of the threat of foreign interference, as illustrated in the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment,” Trump said. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said “an executive order that inevitably leaves the President broad discretion to decide whether to impose tough sanctions against those who attack our democracy is insufficient.” He called for spelling out “strong, clear consequences” through the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines (Deter) Act (S-2313).