Cybersecurity
Trump Security Adviser Cuts Trip Short for Talks on Russia Hack
Jennifer Jacobs
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National Security Advisor O’Brien returns to Washington
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Meetings on hack are set for Tuesday night at White House
Robert O’Brien arrived back in the U.S. Tuesday afternoon.
Photographer: Al Drago/BloombergNational Security Advisor Robert O’Brien has returned early from a trip to the Middle East and Europe to deal with the hack of U.S. government agencies, according to a National Security Council spokesperson.
O’Brien had planned to return to Washington on Saturday, but visited only Israel and France before canceling stops in Italy, Germany, Switzerland and the U.K., a person familiar with the matter said. He arrived back in the U.S. Tuesday afternoon.