National security adviser says countries attempting election interference will face ‘severe consequences’

Published August 9, 2020 5:00pm ET



Foreign actors trying to interfere in the 2020 election will not get off scot-free, according to national security adviser Robert O’Brien.

Following a new assessment by U.S. intelligence officials on the ways China, Russia, and Iran pose a threat to election security, O’Brien said Sunday that he is working on ways to counter possible interference.

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