Barr Says Russia Appears to Be Behind SolarWinds Hack, After Trump Points to China

The Independent

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Individual: Evgeny Lebedev

Barr says US government hack appears to be Russia despite Trump trying to deflect suspicion from Moscow

It was outgoing attorney general’s third major contradiction of the president on his way out the door

USA Today

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CNN

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Barr contradicts Trump by saying it 'certainly appears' Russia behind cyberattack

Outgoing Attorney General William Barr on Monday said it "certainly appears" Russia is behind a massive cyberattack on US federal government agencies, an accusation that is in contrast with President Donald Trump, who has avoided condemning Moscow for the incident.

The Washington Post

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Individual: Jeff Bezos

Barr, breaking with Trump, says hack of US government agencies ‘certainly appears to be the Russians’

Barr, breaking with Trump, says hack of US government agencies ‘certainly appears to be the Russians’

CNBC

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Attorney General Barr breaks with Trump, says SolarWinds hack ‘certainly appears to be the Russians’

By singling out Russia, Barr sided with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the rest of the national security establishment but contradicted Trump.