SPEAKER HERSELF.
BUT THERE IT IS.
BUT THERE IT IS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TODAY
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TODAY
CHARGING FOUR MEMBERS OF CHINA’S
CHARGING FOUR MEMBERS OF CHINA’S
MILITARY FOR THEIR ROLE IN THE
MILITARY FOR THEIR ROLE IN THE
2017 EQUIFAX DATA BREACH.
2017 EQUIFAX DATA BREACH.
147 MILLION FILES WERE BREACHED.
147 MILLION FILES WERE BREACHED.
THE FOUR CHINESE OFFICERS WERE
THE FOUR CHINESE OFFICERS WERE
ABLE TO STEAL THE PERSONAL DATA
ABLE TO STEAL THE PERSONAL DATA
OF THE AMERICANS INCLUDING
OF THE AMERICANS INCLUDING
NAMES, BIRTHDATES, DRIVER’S
NAMES, BIRTHDATES, DRIVER’S
LICENSE, SOCIAL SECURITY
LICENSE, SOCIAL SECURITY
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS.
THE FOUR DEFENDANTS CHARGED WITH
THE FOUR DEFENDANTS CHARGED WITH
CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT COMPUTER
CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT COMPUTER
FRAUD, ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE, AND
FRAUD, ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE, AND
WIRE FRAUD.
WIRE FRAUD.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAKING THE
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAKING THE
POINT THAT THE UNITED STATES
POINT THAT THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT IDENTIFIED THE
GOVERNMENT IDENTIFIED THE
INDIVIDUALS AND WANTED TO MAKE A
INDIVIDUALS AND WANTED TO MAKE A
POINT TO CHINA THAT THEY COULD
POINT TO CHINA THAT THEY COULD
DO SO IN MAKING THOSE CHARGES.
DO SO IN MAKING THOSE CHARGES.
JOINING US IS CONGRESSMAN JIM
JOINING US IS CONGRESSMAN JIM
BANKS.
BANKS.
EDUCATION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
EDUCATION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE.
COMMITTEE.
FIRST, A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER
FIRST, A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER
EVE QUESTION FAX, IT SEEMS LIKE
EVE QUESTION FAX, IT SEEMS LIKE
A LONG TIME TO FIGURE OUT WHO
A LONG TIME TO FIGURE OUT WHO
THAT WAS.
THAT WAS.
YOUR REACTION?
YOUR REACTION?
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
UP UNTIL NOW I HADN’T HEARD
UP UNTIL NOW I HADN’T HEARD
ANYTHING ABOUT POTENTIALLY CHINA
ANYTHING ABOUT POTENTIALLY CHINA
BEING INVOLVED IN THE SEE
BEING INVOLVED IN THE SEE
QUESTION FAX -- IN THE EQUIFAX
QUESTION FAX -- IN THE EQUIFAX
LEAK.
LEAK.
BUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE
BUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE
BECOMING AWARE OF THE
BECOMING AWARE OF THE
ASTONISHING WAYS THE CHINESE ARE
ASTONISHING WAYS THE CHINESE ARE
INFILTRATING OUR DATA.
INFILTRATING OUR DATA.
A REASON WHY THE PRESIDENT’S
A REASON WHY THE PRESIDENT’S
EFFORTS TO COMBATS CHINESE
EFFORTS TO COMBATS CHINESE
INFLUENCE ECONOMIC ECONOMICALLY
INFLUENCE ECONOMIC ECONOMICALLY
MILITARILY IS SO FUNDAMENTALLY
MILITARILY IS SO FUNDAMENTALLY
IMPORTANT AS WE HEAD FORWARD AS
IMPORTANT AS WE HEAD FORWARD AS
A COUNTRY.
A COUNTRY.
LOU: WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY
LOU: WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT REACTION.
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT REACTION.
147 MILLION AMERICANS.
147 MILLION AMERICANS.
THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT.
MANAGEMENT.
UNDER THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION,
UNDER THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION,
NO REACTION.
NO REACTION.
INDIVIDUALS IN THE MILITARY, THE
INDIVIDUALS IN THE MILITARY, THE
PRC BEING CHARGED HERE.
PRC BEING CHARGED HERE.
BUFF HOW CAN THERE BE NO
BUFF HOW CAN THERE BE NO
REACTION TO THESE KINDS OF HUGE
REACTION TO THESE KINDS OF HUGE
DATA BREACHES AND CYBER ATTACKS
DATA BREACHES AND CYBER ATTACKS
AGAINST THE UNITED STATES, OUR
AGAINST THE UNITED STATES, OUR
GOVERNMENT, OUR COMPANIES, OUR
GOVERNMENT, OUR COMPANIES, OUR
INSTITUTIONS?
INSTITUTIONS?
>> YOU ARE RIGHT.
>> YOU ARE RIGHT.
ARRESTING FOUR CHINESE WHO ARE
ARRESTING FOUR CHINESE WHO ARE
INVOLVED OR POTENTIALLY SINGLE
INVOLVED OR POTENTIALLY SINGLE
HANDEDLY CULPABLE FOR THIS
HANDEDLY CULPABLE FOR THIS
BREACH ISN’T ENOUGH.
BREACH ISN’T ENOUGH.
WE HAVED TO HOLD CHINA
WE HAVED TO HOLD CHINA
ACCOUNTABLE AS A COUNTRY.
ACCOUNTABLE AS A COUNTRY.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DONE THAT
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DONE THAT
THROUGH HIS TOUGH TRADE ACTIONS
THROUGH HIS TOUGH TRADE ACTIONS
IN HOLDING CHINA ACCOUNTABLE.
IN HOLDING CHINA ACCOUNTABLE.
THIS SEEMS TO BE PART OF THE
THIS SEEMS TO BE PART OF THE
DISCUSSIONS.
DISCUSSIONS.
THIS IS JUST SKINNING THE
THIS IS JUST SKINNING THE
SURFACE.
SURFACE.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HALF THE
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HALF THE
AMERICAN POPULATION WHOSE
AMERICAN POPULATION WHOSE
DRIVER’S LICENSES, SOCIAL
DRIVER’S LICENSES, SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBERS, DATES OF BIRTH
SECURITY NUMBERS, DATES OF BIRTH
BEING INFILTRATED BY THIS
BEING INFILTRATED BY THIS
BREACH.
BREACH.
THERE ARE SEVERAL LAYERS TO THIS
THERE ARE SEVERAL LAYERS TO THIS
THAT THE CHINESE TAKES ADVANTAGE
THAT THE CHINESE TAKES ADVANTAGE
OF THE AMERICANS.
OF THE AMERICANS.
LOU: WE ARE GETTING HAMMERED
LOU: WE ARE GETTING HAMMERED
EVERYWHERE.
EVERYWHERE.
WE ARE GETTING HAMMERED.
WE ARE GETTING HAMMERED.
AND THE PRESIDENT HAS BENT ONLY
AND THE PRESIDENT HAS BENT ONLY
ONE TO STAND UP AND SAY EXACTLY
ONE TO STAND UP AND SAY EXACTLY
WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE.
WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE.
WE ARE BEING PLAYED FOR CHUMPS,
WE ARE BEING PLAYED FOR CHUMPS,
FOOLS AND PATSIES.
FOOLS AND PATSIES.
SECRETARY OF STATE POMPEII OVER
SECRETARY OF STATE POMPEII OVER
SAYING ASK IT AFFECTS OUR
SAYING ASK IT AFFECTS OUR
CAPACITY TO PERFORM.
CAPACITY TO PERFORM.
WE ARE WATCHING AS A NATION IS
WE ARE WATCHING AS A NATION IS
INFILTRATING US.
INFILTRATING US.
STEALING OUR INTEREST ELECTRIC
STEALING OUR INTEREST ELECTRIC
TIEWRL PROPERTY AND THERE IS
TIEWRL PROPERTY AND THERE IS
NO -- STEALING OUR INTEREST
NO -- STEALING OUR INTEREST
ELECTRIC TIEWLT -- OURINTELLECTU
ELECTRIC TIEWLT -- OURINTELLECTU
RESPONSE.
RESPONSE.
>> WHAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE
>> WHAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE
TOLD THE GOVERNORS OVER THE
TOLD THE GOVERNORS OVER THE
WEEKEND IS UNBELIEVABLE.
WEEKEND IS UNBELIEVABLE.
YOU ARE BEING WATCHED BY THE
YOU ARE BEING WATCHED BY THE
CHINESE.
CHINESE.
THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS --
THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS --
LOU: WE ARE JAMMED FOR TIME.
LOU: WE ARE JAMMED FOR TIME.
WE KNOW THAT.
WE KNOW THAT.
WHAT I’M ASKING YOU IS ISN’T IT
WHAT I’M ASKING YOU IS ISN’T IT
PECULIAR THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS
PECULIAR THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS
A CONFLICT ON THE ONE HAND
A CONFLICT ON THE ONE HAND
TALKING ABOUT NATIONAL SECURITY
TALKING ABOUT NATIONAL SECURITY
THREATS THAT ARE EXISTENT AND
THREATS THAT ARE EXISTENT AND
ONGOING FROM THE CHINESE WHILE
ONGOING FROM THE CHINESE WHILE
NEGOTIATING TRADE DEAL WITH THE
NEGOTIATING TRADE DEAL WITH THE
CHINESE?
CHINESE?
>> NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
>> NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
IT’S WHY THE ADMINISTRATION HAS
IT’S WHY THE ADMINISTRATION HAS
TO DO SO MUCH MORE.
TO DO SO MUCH MORE.
THIS IS THE FIRST PRESIDENT IN
THIS IS THE FIRST PRESIDENT IN
MY LIFETIME WHO ISN’T HUGGING
MY LIFETIME WHO ISN’T HUGGING
THE PANDA BEAR.
THE PANDA BEAR.
AS WE NEAR THE ELECTION, THIS IS
AS WE NEAR THE ELECTION, THIS IS
THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION
THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION
BEFORE ELECTION DAY.
BEFORE ELECTION DAY.
ALMOST YOU BE TOUGHER ON CHINA.
ALMOST YOU BE TOUGHER ON CHINA.
THAT’S THE QUESTION OF THE DAY.
THAT’S THE QUESTION OF THE DAY.
LOU: MY QUESTION WAS WHAT ARE WE
LOU: MY QUESTION WAS WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO ABOUT THE CONFLICT
GOING TO DO ABOUT THE CONFLICT
WITHIN THEIR ADMINISTRATION.
