少数党领袖查克·舒默(Chuck Schumer)周二呼吁美国联邦调查局对潜在的外国接触爱泼斯坦文件所带来的风险进行反间谍威胁评估。
舒默在发言中说:“无论爱泼斯坦文件中可能有什么，显然都足够令人不安，唐纳德·特朗普不想用10英尺长的杆子触及这个问题，所以很自然会问，如果美国的对手使用网络攻击或其他手段获取杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的调查材料，会发生什么，这对总统和/或他周围的人来说是尴尬或更糟糕的事情。”。
舒默说，他正在要求美国联邦调查局评估外国情报机构是否可以通过“网络入侵”获得对爱泼斯坦文件的访问权限，并“确定外国情报机构可以利用的任何漏洞，这些漏洞可以访问爱泼斯坦文件中的非公开信息，包括能够对唐纳德·特朗普、他的家人或其他高级政府官员施加影响。”他还要求美国联邦调查局展示其应对任何威胁的发展战略。
他指出，上周发生在卫生与公众服务部和国土安全部的黑客攻击令人担忧。
“像这样的黑客攻击很可能是企图利用联邦系统来访问爱泼斯坦的文件，并可能利用它来影响文件中提到的那些人。无论爱泼斯坦的文件中有什么，都足以让唐纳德·特朗普感到害怕。事实上，如果是这样的话，我们的对手肯定会有兴趣试图利用这些信息来伤害美国和美国人。我们必须确保这种情况永远不会发生，美国联邦调查局必须立即进行风险评估，这样，如果我们的对手已经看到这些文件，我们就不会措手不及，”舒默说。
Schumer wants FBI to assess risks of adversary getting Epstein files
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Tuesday called on the FBI to conduct a counterintelligence threat assessment on the risks posed by potential foreign access to the Epstein files.
"Whatever may be in the Epstein files is clearly troubling enough that Donald Trump doesn't want to touch this issue with a 10 foot pole so it is natural to ask what happens if America's adversaries use cyberattack or other means to access investigative material into Jeffrey Epstein that are embarrassing or worse for the president and or the people around him," Schumer said in floor remarks.
Schumer said he's asking the FBI to assess whether foreign intelligence agencies could gain access to the Epstein files via "cyberintrusion," and to "identify any vulnerabilities that could be exploited foreign intelligence agencies with access to non-public information in the Epstein files, including being able to gain leverage over Donald Trump, his family or other senior government officials." He's also asking the FBI to show it’s developing strategies to counter any threat.
He pointed to hacks that occurred last week at the departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security as cause for concern.
"Hacks like this could very well be an attempt to exploit federal systems to get access to Epstein files and potentially use it to influence those named in the files. Whatever is in the Epstein files is concerning enough that Donald Trump is running scared. If that is, in fact, the case, our adversaries could certainly be interested in trying to use this information to hurt America and Americans. We must ensure that that can never happen and that the FBI must immediately conduct a risk assessment, so we're not caught flat footed if our adversaries have already seen these files," Schumer said.
