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Moulton signs fellow 2020 hopeful Gillibrand's cyber pledge

Posted June 14, 2019 7:00 am

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand (KEER'-sten JIHL'-uh-brand) says fellow challenger Seth Moulton has agreed to sign her cyber pledge not to use stolen or hacked material for political gain.

The New York senator offered the pledge to never "seek, accept or weaponize stolen or hacked information from foreign adversaries" to all 2020 White House hopefuls in April.

Gillibrand's campaign said Friday that the first to sign on is Moulton, a congressman from Massachusetts. Moulton says in a statement, "Our national security is something that should transcend politics."

Gillibrand's announcement comes after President Donald Trump said he'd be open to accepting a foreign power's help in his 2020 Republican reelection campaign.

Gillibrand says in her own statement, "Time and time again, President Trump has shown a stunning disregard for our democracy."

In this Friday, May 31, 2019, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., speaks via videoconference at a home in Las Vegas. The chair of the Rural Nevada Democratic Caucus organized virtual visits with groups around the state to ensure voters in sparsely-populated areas can play a role in vetting the party's crowded field of White House hopefuls. (AP Photo/John Locher) The Associated Press

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