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John McCain doesn't know what to make of Trump's Russia hacking response
CBS News ^ | December 11, 2016, 1:22 PM | By Emily Schultheis

Posted on 12/11/2016 1:04:47 PM PST by Mariner

Responding to intelligence officials’ report that Russia tried to influence the U.S. presidential election in favor of President-elect Donald Trump, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Arizona) on Sunday said he doesn’t know what to make of Mr. Trump’s dismissal of the issue.

“I don’t know what to make of it because it’s clear the Russians interfered,” he told CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “Whether they intended to interfere to the degree that they were trying to elect a certain candidate, I think that’s a subject of investigation. But facts are stubborn things. They did hack into this campaign.”

In an interview with “Fox News Sunday,” Mr. Trump said Sunday that new revelations about Russia’s influence on his behalf are “ridiculous.”

“It’s just another excuse. I don’t believe it,” Trump said. “… Every week it’s another excuse. We had a massive landslide victory, as you know, in the Electoral College.”

McCain called for a select committee to further investigate the extent of Russia’s influence and intentions.

“I would like in an ideal world to have a select committee,” he said, adding that he would hope such a committee would be made up of leaders on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Foreign Relations Committee and Armed Services Committee.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fakeamerican; fakenews; senile; swine
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To: Mariner

John McCain should worry about John McCain.


21 posted on 12/11/2016 1:14:11 PM PST by Minutemen ("It's a Religion of Peace")
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To: webheart

IF HILLARY DIDN’T SET UP HER PRIVATE SERVER IN HER HOME, BUT KEPT USING THE DOT GOV SECURE SERVER BEHIND THE GOV FIREWALL NOBODY COULD HAVE HACKED IT.

I BELIEVE WIKI DIDN’T NEED RUSSIA TO HACK HILLARY’S SERVER, MY GMAIL AND YAHOO ACCOUNTS ARE MORE SECURE THAN HER RINKYTINK SERVER.

THIS IS JUST DEMS LOOKING FOR EXCUSES FOR LOSING AND TRYING TO DIMINISH TRUMP’S HUGE WIN. TRUMP WON BIG IN HOUSE SENATE STATE ELECTIONS.

DEMS ARE A REGIONAL PARTY FACING MORE LOSSES IN TWO YEARS.

I KNOW PEOPLE WHO JUST GAVE MCCAIN AN 80 YEAR OLD A 6 YEAR TERM IN THE SENATE. I WILL NOT BE TALKING TO THEM ANY MORE, THEY ARE TOO STUPID.


22 posted on 12/11/2016 1:14:23 PM PST by Zenjitsuman (Y)
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To: Mariner

McCain will be the darling of the Left again, not learning a damned thing from his Presidential bid failure, and the Leftist media’s part in that.

When a guy like McCain sits inside your party powwows, he is in a position to share information with his friends, your enemies.

John is a traitor to our cause, to the party, and to the nation.

Frankly, he deserves to be in the next cell over from Hillary.


23 posted on 12/11/2016 1:14:30 PM PST by DoughtyOne (jcon40, "Are we be coming into the age of Sanity?")
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To: Mariner

Wikileaks has said they didn’t get it from the Russians. The former UK ambassador to the US says it was an insider, whom he actually knows, who leaked it.

There is no reason to call another stupid senate committee for anything.


24 posted on 12/11/2016 1:15:12 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Mariner

He was a traitor in Vietnam and he’s a traitor today. It’s amazing that he continues to be re-elected by those nut job constituents of his.


25 posted on 12/11/2016 1:15:25 PM PST by MayflowerMadam
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To: Mariner

mccain claim its clear. How is it clear? All we seen are reports from media who claim to know from anonymous officials. Get a clue mccain. Media lie


26 posted on 12/11/2016 1:15:45 PM PST by 4rcane
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To: Mariner
Juan mac lame confused? What? Thanks AZ. 😡
27 posted on 12/11/2016 1:15:50 PM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: Mariner

Arizona had their chance to toss him into the past. They chose not to. Maybe McCain thinks he is speaking for these people; the few, the proud, the stupid RINO Voters.


28 posted on 12/11/2016 1:16:29 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Lurkinanloomin
I think it’s clear that John McCain was brain-washed in Viet Nam to sabotage the United States for the rest of his life.

I have often considered that possibilty.

29 posted on 12/11/2016 1:16:57 PM PST by A message
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To: Mariner

He didn’t know what to make of running for President either.


30 posted on 12/11/2016 1:17:02 PM PST by Ouchthatonehurt ("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
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To: Mariner


31 posted on 12/11/2016 1:17:17 PM PST by Iron Munro (If Illegals voted Rebublican 50 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
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To: jospehm20

What I don’t understand is why does he run as a R when he is a D and why do the people in Arizona keep re electing him???


32 posted on 12/11/2016 1:17:38 PM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: DoughtyOne
he deserves to be in the next cell over from Hillary.

Or better yet, the same cell.

33 posted on 12/11/2016 1:17:39 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (The fear of stark justice sends hot urine down their thighs.)
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To: Mariner
Obama wins the election for two terms:

Response of conservatives...

Trump wins the election once:

Response of the left and the RINOs....


34 posted on 12/11/2016 1:17:51 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Hillary Clinton IS a felon.)
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To: Mariner

McCain is living in the past. We’ve allied with Russia before and we probably will again. It doesn’t mean you have to like them but we do have mutual interests.


35 posted on 12/11/2016 1:18:19 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: Mariner

How about investigating ANY FOREIGN influence in our election?
Their Chinese donors won’t like that?


36 posted on 12/11/2016 1:19:34 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: Mariner

That traitor knows the US has done far more in trying to influence foreign elections.

I don’t care if the Russians leaked the DNC emails or Podesta emails. I don’t think they did but I don’t care.

Kimdotcom can’t come out and say he had a hand in any of this. However, he had a reason to go after Clinton. I suspect he had a hand in some of the information in some kind of way.

I always thought it was interesting that no RNC info was leaked. There are probably some pretty bad emails about Trump!


37 posted on 12/11/2016 1:19:50 PM PST by RummyChick (Trump Train Hobo TM Rummychick. Example - Ryan Romney Kasich. Quit trying to Jump on the Train)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
brain-washed in Viet Nam to sabotage the United States

Nah, he destroyed a lot of US aircraft before then.

38 posted on 12/11/2016 1:19:54 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (The fear of stark justice sends hot urine down their thighs.)
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To: dp0622

Put him in a home.

= = =

Done! He was re-elected.


39 posted on 12/11/2016 1:21:23 PM PST by Scrambler Bob (LOTS of /s)
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To: HarleyLady27

I don’t know. The war hero thing must play well in Arizona. I am pretty convinced that McCain is not even aware where he is most days.


40 posted on 12/11/2016 1:23:29 PM PST by jospehm20
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