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Trump: Obama administration knew about Russian election meddling before Nov. 8
Washington Examiner ^ | 6/23/17 | Mandy Mayfield

Posted on 06/24/2017 2:59:07 AM PDT by markomalley

President Trump said on Twitter Friday night that the Obama administration knew about Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election before Nov. 8 and did nothing.

"Just out: The Obama Administration knew far in advance of November 8th about election meddling by Russia. Did nothing about it. WHY?", Trump tweeted.

The Washington Post released a report on Friday that said then-President Barack Obama was directly given information from the CIA in August of 2016 showing that Russian President Vladimir Putin gave specific instructions to his operatives to destroy the campaign of the Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton.

Months after the former president was informed, he decided on Oct. 7 to tell the American public of the Russian involved hacking. In December, Obama chose to retaliate in public by expelling 35 Russian diplomats, and closing two Russian compounds in the U.S.

Trump's tweet Friday appears to be one of his most direct acknowledgements yet that he believes the Russians did interfere in the 2016 election, even though just a day earlier he tweeted that the Russian hacking of Democratic officials prior to the election was "a big Dem hoax."

The Washington Post has reported that the special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russia's election meddling is currently investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice following his firing of former FBI Director James Comey.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bho44; democrats; election; fbi; obama; russia; russianhacking; trump2016

1 posted on 06/24/2017 2:59:07 AM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley

Obama thought the Russians were great when they were Communist — named his two daughters with Russian names.
Not so much post Communism.

Obama interfered in the Israeli elections and we’ve toppled a few dictators.

If Russia tried to mess with our election, so what? They didn’t change any votes. So they obviously failed.

Why would the Russians want the wild card Trump in power when they completely owned the Clintons? The entire premise of the Russian Conspiracy Theory makes no sense.


2 posted on 06/24/2017 3:03:20 AM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: TigerClaws
Obama's recent revisionist history about Russian interference makes no sense. He forgets the voluminous paper trail he left behind:

FOR EXAMPLE: the Obama admin announced on Oct. 7, 2016 that the theft and release of DNC emails was part of a widespread campaign “intended to interfere with the U.S. election process.”

Looking back, this Oct move by Obama was clearly intended to fend off his collusion w/ then-DNC head Debbie Wassermann Schultz, in the Pakistani spy network on Capitol Hill.

The buzz is the Pakistani Muslims were hired by Debbie Wasserman Schultz----she got them security clearances and humongous salaries and helped them abscond....

The more you examine the Paki/infiltration, the more you sense that D/W/S did not act alone on this......(that fact does not exonerate her treasonous activity).

This gal D/W/S is super-ambitious. She actually has a spreadsheet of those that "owed her" .......people she did favors for.

D/W/S was especially keen on getting into the good graces of the half-caste Royal Idiot b/c it suited her crass self-serving ambitions.

Strangely enough, on the surface it seemed like the half/caste kept shrugging her off.....as she pursued him w/ a vengeance.

Distilling the info, one concludes, she was a willing "doer of tasks," but he had to give the appearance that they were not connected.

The Pakis could not have (A) gotten security clearance, and, (B) could not have absconded without some pretty high-level help.

The grotesque salaries are also problematic.....could be one way she was paid off........campaign contributions, kickbacks, wire-transfers, and the like.

3 posted on 06/24/2017 3:12:48 AM PDT by Liz
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To: TigerClaws

Obama thought the Russians were great when they were Communist — named his two daughters with Russian names.

__________________________________________

Malaria and Sharia are Russian names?


4 posted on 06/24/2017 3:22:13 AM PDT by HenpeckedCon (Covfefe Trump!)
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To: markomalley

Trump: Obama administration knew about Russian election meddling before Nov. 8, Did nothing about it, why?>>>>>>>>

Simple really. Obama thought the Russioans were interfering FOR Hillery at first.Hillery had dirt on herself in dealing with Russia, so did Obama ( open mike comments), and so Obama kept silent knowing it would not go well for either of them.

The DNC would not allow the FBI or DHS access to their hacked server to investigate the hacking alleged, because of the dirt on it, evidence of crimes committed by the DNC and others.

Now after the fact “ The Russians did it?”

Its the same as, “the dog ate my homework.”

Pay for play should be investigated big time. Comey’s and Mueller’s job is to run interference.


5 posted on 06/24/2017 3:42:01 AM PDT by Candor7 (Obama Fascism (http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: markomalley

Barack Hussein Obama, the worst POTUS in the entire history of the American nation!!! Obama/Clinton & the entire Democrat Party, every single one of them, without exception are traitors & turncoats to the USA!!!


6 posted on 06/24/2017 3:57:56 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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To: HenpeckedCon

Sasha’s name is Natasha.

Like from Bullwinkle. Or Russia.


7 posted on 06/24/2017 4:51:41 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: markomalley

8 posted on 06/24/2017 5:29:22 AM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: markomalley

Rachel Maddcow posits that Obama didn’t want to offend the Russians for fear they would hack the voting machines in retaliation. Which according to her is proof that they did hcak them.


9 posted on 06/24/2017 5:46:14 AM PDT by Wolfie
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To: markomalley

Obama never told the American public about Russian hacking in October 2016

Obama held a press conference on about October 14 to emphasize that our election system could not be hacked, no serious person would raise the issue, and Trump should stop whining about it

Perhaps someone can post a YouTube copy of obamas patronizing litttle lecture to us and to Trump


10 posted on 06/24/2017 5:48:12 AM PDT by silverleaf (We voted for change, not leftover change)
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To: markomalley

And by the way
We have never been told what was the role of the 35 expelled diplomats or who they had contacts with

Time for the FBI to come clean


11 posted on 06/24/2017 5:49:58 AM PDT by silverleaf (We voted for change, not leftover change)
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To: silverleaf

“Perhaps someone can post a YouTube copy of obamas patronizing litttle lecture to us and to Trump.”

Play that video at the Lynch hearings. Then ask her if that was truth or a lie.


12 posted on 06/24/2017 6:00:40 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz ("“In America, we don’t worship government, we worship God.”" DJT)
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To: silverleaf

All we hear is the Ruskies interfered by stealing documents etc. Has anyone asked were the documents falsified? Of course not because to say they were not would underline how illegal some of the acts Hitlery and the DNC were doing.


13 posted on 06/24/2017 6:19:55 AM PDT by Mouton (The MSM is a clear and present danger to the republic.)
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To: markomalley

Responding to election interference would have interfered with his golf game and scheduling of speaking events post presidency. But he always had our best interests at heart...


14 posted on 06/24/2017 6:45:26 AM PDT by keepthefaith
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To: HenpeckedCon

Names don’t get much more Russian than Sasha. Usually, however, that name is given to male Russians.

Malia is most probably Hawaiian. It’s said to be the HI version of Mary. Some claim it’s Spanish-related also—i.e.: a Spanish variant of Maria or Amelia.


15 posted on 06/24/2017 7:34:04 AM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic wotk using Inernet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: markomalley

If the CIA and Obama knew about this massive Russian plot in August, wouldn’t it make sense for his administration to warn the Presidential campaigns, formally and otherwise? If any were warned, advised or consulted, were ALL given the same information?

Investigating Committees need to ask those question and demand documents showing what was communicated.


16 posted on 06/24/2017 10:05:39 AM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: EQAndyBuzz; All

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPpt7-QOGKc

Obama to Trump. October 2016
“ stop whining about election rigging”


17 posted on 06/24/2017 12:30:02 PM PDT by silverleaf (We voted for change, not leftover change)
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To: markomalley

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPpt7-QOGKc

Obama tells the American people our elections cannot be rigged
October 2016

Lying then or lying now? Both maybe


18 posted on 06/24/2017 12:31:46 PM PDT by silverleaf (We voted for change, not leftover change)
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