National Security and Election Security: A Discussion with DOJ Assistant Attorney General John Demers

October 2020

Past Event

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

October 2020

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

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Speakers:

John Demers

Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the U.S Department of Justice

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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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