I realize that this is completely speculative correlation buuuut... Part of me wonders if Trump was briefed on the Russian law going into effect last month :

I realize that this is completely speculative correlation buuuut... Part of me wonders if Trump was briefed on the Russian law going into effect last month : Nov 2019 - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50507849 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50507849 > Russia has passed a law banning the sale of certain devices that are not pre-installed with Russian software. > > The law will come into force in July 2020 and cover smartphones, computers and smart televisions. And is literally just aping Russian policy : August 2020 - https://www.state.gov/announcing-the-expansion-of-the-clean-network-to-safeguard-americas-assets/ https://www.state.gov/announcing-the-expansion-of-the-clean-... > Clean Store: To remove untrusted applications from U.S. mobile app stores. PRC apps threaten our privacy, proliferate > viruses, and spread propaganda and disinformation. American’s most sensitive personal and business information must be > protected on their mobile phones from exploitation and theft for the CCP’s benefit.