Democratic Lawmakers Seek Sanctions on Russians for 2020 Election Interference
Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin should sanction Russians involved in ongoing interference in the 2020 U.S. elections, a group of Democratic senators said in a Sept. 3 letter. They pointed to the public release of information by the director of the…
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National Counterintelligence and Security Center that describes activities of “Kremlin-linked actors” attempting to sway opinion about President Donald Trump's Democratic opponent in the presidential race, Joe Biden. “We thus urge you to draw upon the conclusions of the Intelligence Community to identify and target for sanctions all those determined to be responsible for ongoing election interference, including any actors within the government of the Russian Federation, any Russian actors determined to be directly responsible, and those acting on their behalf or providing material or financial support for their efforts,” they said. The group, led by Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, also provided Mnuchin “additional classified information through separate channels,” according to a news release.