CYBERATTACK/MIKE POMPEO/RUSSIA: “President Donald Trump suggested Saturday [Dec. 19, 2020] that China might have been behind a cyberattack affecting multiple U.S. government agencies and companies, despite Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s allegation hours earlier that Russia was likely behind the attack.
A U.S. official confirmed to NBC News on Saturday that White House officials were planning to issue a statement on Friday that would say Russia was responsible for the cyberattack but were told to stand down.”
-Jordan Novet, “Trump contradicts Pompeo, plays down alleged Russian role in cyberattack,” CNBC.com, Dec. 19, 2020