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October 2020
Past Event
National Security and Election Security: A Discussion with DOJ Assistant Attorney General John Demers
National Security and Election Security: A Discussion with DOJ Assistant Attorney General John Demers
Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
October 08, 2020
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October 2020
Past Event
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Washington, DC 20004
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Join Hudson Institute and John Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the U.S Department of Justice, for a discussion on Russia, China, and the unique threats they pose to American democratic institutions. The conversation will be hosted by Dan McKivergan, Hudson Institute Vice President for Government Relations.
Assistant Attorney General Demers leads DOJ’s efforts to combat terrorism and espionage, foreign-directed election interference, cyber-crime, and other threats to U.S. national security. He also leads the Department’s China Initiative, created in 2018 to more directly counter Beijing’s illicit activities conducted inside the United States.
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