WATCH LIVE: Trump holds a White House roundtable

President Donald Trump is hosting a White House roundtable on cybercrime on Wednesday, October 21, at 2:30 p.m. EDT. The event focuses on protecting American families and seniors from online fraud and scams run by foreign-based criminal networks.

The White House said in a statement that Trump is using every tool available to stop organized criminal groups based abroad that exploit Americans in cyberspace. Coverage of the event describes it as part of the administration's efforts to combat scam centers and fraud schemes. The administration says it has disrupted fraud operations, frozen stolen cryptocurrency and returned money to victims of cybercrime.

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, a Republican, is among the expected attendees, and the White House has not released a full list of guests. Scam operations that target older Americans, from phone and text fraud to crypto investment schemes, have drawn growing attention from law enforcement and lawmakers, and the roundtable is expected to highlight what officials say the government has recovered for victims. The roundtable is being carried live by outlets including NBC News and Fox News, and background comes from The Hill.