Dems urge Obama to release info on Russian links to DNC hack

thehill.com ^ | 7/27/16 | Katie Bo Williams

[ColdOne]

Key Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday urged the White House to publicly release any information about Russia’s alleged involvement in the hack of the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) emails.

“Given the grave nature of this breach and the fact that it may ultimately be found to be a state-sponsored attempt to manipulate our presidential election, we believe a heightened measure of transparency is warranted,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) wrote in a Wednesday letter to President Obama.

ADVERTISEMENT Feinstein and Schiff are the ranking members of the Senate and House Intelligence committees, respectively.

The two lawmakers asked that the administration declassify any intelligence assessments that could “illuminate potential Russian motivations for what would be an unprecedented interference in a U.S. presidential race, and why President Putin could potentially feel compelled to authorize such an operation, given the high likelihood of eventual attribution.”

[NoLibZone]

Hillary is already being blackmailed by Russia.

See: Uranium one sale.

[Mariner]

Trump has to be loving this, even if the Russians aren't.

What?!?! Unsecure email is a National Security issue?

How could anyone have known that?

[867V309]

I don’t blame the Russians, I blame a hideous internet video.

[depressed in 06]

Would anyone believe anything put out by the White Hut?

[henkster]

Oops....what if we “lost the evidence in the bushes somewhere?”

[xzins]

I thought Hillary did not risk top secret, special access classified information.

Now they’re saying that she did.

[castlegreyskull]

Hillary is already proving what a great statesmanship she is. Countries and their leaders like be accused of something without merit.

[RC one]

If the DNC was hacked, we have to assume Hillary’s unsecured servers were also hacked and probably by the same people.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Distraction, distraction, distraction. Fill up all the press space with story after story about the “Russian hack” instead of the damaging content of the emails. Let’s see if some dopey, useful idiot Republican plays along.

[MeganC]

“What difference – at this point, what difference does it make?”

[tennmountainman]

The RATS are in sheer panic mode.

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

What?

The Democrats are asking us to reveal our covert capabilities in order to deflect bad press from the DNC?

The NSA & CIA must be going nuts!

[SSS Two]

I find it odd that the Dems are asking the White House to release U.S. Government secrets. They have no self-awareness whatsoever. Dems are incensed that Donald Trump half-jokingly called on the Russian government to release what they claim are Hillary’s “personal” emails. In fact, some are saying that Trump is advocating for espionage (as if Hillary’s “personal” emails are U.S. Government secrets. I’m guessing the Dems can’t see the irony in this at all.

[Mariner]

Before this Dem Convention is over the Obama DOJ will shut down wikileaks.org under a National Security pretext.

It's as nearly as certain as the day is long.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Let’s see if some dopey, useful idiot Republican plays along.

Paul Ryan already has.

[Stentor]

I thought Hillary did not risk top secret, special access classified information.

I have one of the emails.

"Pound pastrami, can kraut, six bagels—bring home for Emma.”

[ilovesarah2012]

I am loving this. Makes waking up fun.

[RummyChick]

This boxes DNC in..release it or it didn’t happen

[bankwalker]

Let’s see if some dopey, useful idiot Republican plays along.

I think Paul Ryan already did.