Vice President Harris cited the now-backpedaled report of Russia placing bounties on the heads of U.S. soldiers during a general election debate in October with former Vice President Mike Pence. A senior Biden administration official this week said the intelligence community only had "low to moderate" confidence in the Russian bounty story. But during the debate in October Harris cited the reports, which then-President Trump referred to as a "hoax." Biden, this week, declared the Russia threat a "national emergency" and slapped new sanctions on Russian officials. The Russian bounty story, first reported by The New York Times, ignited outrage during the heat of the 2020 campaign.

Source: Fox News April 16, 2021 18:11 UTC