US President Trump is extending by one year special powers introduced by President Obama with the Executive Order 13694 on cyber security. The executive order gave the U.S. new powers to retaliate for hacking against the critical infrastructure, political institutions, and US organizations. In December, the Order was used to sanction Russian agents and organizations for their alleged role in the cyber attacks on the Presidential Election. The actions are the Obama administrations response to a Russian hacking and disinformation campaign used to interfere in the American election process.”]
Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/57551/laws-and-regulations/trump-executive-order-13694.html