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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 thi...

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 ...

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 ...

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 spe...

Joe Biden's team vows sanctions over cyberattacks dw.com 12/21/2020 dw.com Joe Biden will hit back at Russia with more than "just sanctions," for its suspected role in recent cyberattacks, his chief of staff said. A bipartisan group of lawmakers has called for a "strong response" by the US. © Joshua Roberts/Getty Images/AFP Joe Biden's team is considering multiple options over Russia's alleged role in a hacking campaign Joe Biden's chief of staff on Sunday suggested that the US president-elect, once in office, would take a much stronger line against Russia for its suspect...