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DHS pushes back on NBC, 'no evidence' Russians 'manipulated' elections
washingtonexaminer.com ^ | 2/12/18 | Paul Bedard

Posted on 02/12/2018 6:00:30 PM PST by blueyon

The Department of Homeland Security made the rare move Monday to officially discredit an NBC News report that claimed a top Trump official found that “Russians successfully penetrated the voter registration rolls of several U.S. states prior to the 2016 presidential election.”

In a statement, DHS said the “breaking news” report was not only wrong and hyped but is also being ripped by other media. In the report, NBC interviewed Jeanette Manfra, the head of cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security, who said, “We saw a targeting of 21 states and an exceptionally small number of them were actually successfully penetrated.”

In the statement, Manfra said, “let me be clear: we have no evidence – old or new - that any votes in the 2016 elections were manipulated by Russian hackers.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; collusion; devinnunes; dhs; election; fakenews; fisa; nbc; rodrosenstein; russia; russia2016election; trump
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I could have told them this months ago
1 posted on 02/12/2018 6:00:31 PM PST by blueyon
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To: blueyon

They knew this in November 2016.

There is NO evidence the Russians hacked or changed any votes for Trump.

IOW, the Obama intelligence community brass lied and the fake news media ran with it.

No real evidence has been produced of Russian meddling/collusion. All we have are unsupported assertions repeated as fact.

An age-old logical fallacy known as the circular argument.


2 posted on 02/12/2018 6:06:27 PM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Forever))
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To: blueyon

I could have told them this months ago ............................ And saved the US Tax payer Millions wasted on tons of BS.


3 posted on 02/12/2018 6:07:24 PM PST by Bringbackthedraft (Damn, the tag line disappeared again? Coursors!)
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To: blueyon

Gee, I’ll bet Lester Holt and Katy Tur are shocked....truth could hurt them and fry their liberal brains.


4 posted on 02/12/2018 6:09:55 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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If only they were as concerned about socialist infiltration of higher education.


5 posted on 02/12/2018 6:11:09 PM PST by neverevergiveup
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To: blueyon

The “Nothing But Crap” Network F/U s yet again. Pathetic bunch of hack morons.


6 posted on 02/12/2018 6:11:53 PM PST by GoldenPup
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To: neverevergiveup

I’m sure their money goes to support it.


7 posted on 02/12/2018 6:12:25 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: neverevergiveup

Democrats and CNN see Russians under every bed... every day.


8 posted on 02/12/2018 6:13:36 PM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Forever))
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To: blueyon

Keepin’ an eye on NBC and the deranged peacock.. They’re hiring former Obama admin. officials such as smiley-faced Brennan. Suspicious.


9 posted on 02/12/2018 6:15:43 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

No matter what MSM network you turn to, they’re loaded with ex-Obama Administration officials.

Talk about impartiality.


10 posted on 02/12/2018 6:18:02 PM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Forever))
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To: blueyon
Sounds a lot like NBC publishes #FakeNews!
11 posted on 02/12/2018 6:19:47 PM PST by TigersEye (Where is the Trump/Russia collusion memo? ... Mueller? Mueller? Anybody?)
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“DHS pushes back on NBC, ‘no evidence’ Russians ‘manipulated’ elections”

I agree no ‘manipulation’, but still it’s difficult to assess who to believe given the choice of Deep State versus Hillary.


12 posted on 02/12/2018 6:21:17 PM PST by BobL (I shop at Walmart...I just don't tell anyone)
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To: blueyon

Not to smart. NBC is going to “fix” its image by hiring Brennan. Hanging that albatross around their neck will be a really good look for the network.


13 posted on 02/12/2018 6:25:14 PM PST by Flick Lives
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To: blueyon

But, but, but...


14 posted on 02/12/2018 6:27:38 PM PST by McGruff (#ObamaGate)
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but i DO remember Georgia saying the NSA was trying to enter it's voting database on election night!
15 posted on 02/12/2018 6:28:50 PM PST by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: blueyon

Hussein’s DHS was doing the hacking.


16 posted on 02/12/2018 6:30:54 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: blueyon

Don’t they have a broadcasting license that can have pulled?


17 posted on 02/12/2018 6:31:49 PM PST by New Jersey Realist ( (Be Nice To Your Kids. They Will Pick Out Your Nursing Home))
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To: blueyon

I watched Chuck Todd talking about this yesterday. A lot was said about the 2016 elections having been “tampered with”, but not a word was said about the fact that 0bama was in charge at that time - just insinuation that Trump is allowing it to continue, unchecked.


18 posted on 02/12/2018 6:33:36 PM PST by NEMDF
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To: blueyon

Good. Wouldn’t abandoning Soros’ voter machines and passing a law for voter ID solve this issue?


19 posted on 02/12/2018 6:38:37 PM PST by Lopeover ( The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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“We saw a targeting of 21 states and an exceptionally small number of them were actually successfully penetrated.”

And if they were honest about it, they couldn’t say with 100% accuracy that it wasn’t the CIA doing the hacking with hacking tools that left incriminating evidence indicating the “Russians hacked our elections”.


20 posted on 02/12/2018 6:47:35 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Start using cash and checks or the elite class and bankers will make "cashless" the norm.)
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