FBI stepping up search for evidence to indict Russian hackers – reports
The FBI is boosting its efforts to uncover evidence that would allow the Justice Department to launch a criminal case against Russian hackers allegedly trying to meddle with the upcoming US presidential election, Reuters reports citing officials.
Washington sees legal action as the best response to increasing attempts to hack US political parties and political figures, which Washington believes were carried out by Russia.
"Doing nothing is not an option, because that would telegraph weakness and just encourage the Russians to do more meddling, but retaliating in kind carries substantial risks," an unnamed official in the US administration told Reuters.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest confirmed Thursday that gathering evidence would be no easy task for the FBI.
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