President Trump Hosts Cyber Crime Roundtable

Florida's Voice reports that Trump held the roundtable in the White House's East Room, where officials said government actions have prevented at least $1.6 billion in losses this year.[2]The Washington Times reports that FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Todd Blanche, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joined Trump.[1]According to Florida's Voice, Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton also attended.[2]A White House official told NewsNation that Trump is "unleashing every available tool to stop foreign-based, organized criminal organizations that exploit Americans in cyberspace."[3]According to iHeart's KEX radio, the administration has seized more than 500 fraudulent cryptocurrency investment websites, and the Homeland Security Task Force has frozen about $833 million in cryptocurrency linked to overseas scam centers.[4]Breitbart reports that Trump said almost three in four US adults have faced online scams and cyberattacks, and that Americans reported losing $20 billion to these schemes last year.[5]According to Breitbart, Trump pointed to an executive order he signed in March and to an August national security memorandum that brings in the private sector to take "offensive and defensive actions" against cybercriminals.[5]Florida's Voice reports that Trump also spoke at the event about the release of Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old American who had been held in Russia.[2]