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Obama cyber chief confirms 'stand down' order against Russian cyberattacks in summer 2016
Yahoo News ^

Posted on 11/16/2018 4:29:33 PM PST by ameribbean expat

WASHINGTON — The Obama White House’s chief cyber official testified Wednesday that proposals he was developing to counter Russia’s attack on the U.S. presidential election were put on a “back burner” after he was ordered to “stand down” his efforts in the summer of 2016.

The comments by Michael Daniel, who served as White House “cyber security coordinator” between 2012 and January of last year, provided his first public confirmation of a much-discussed passage in the book, “Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on America and the Election of Donald Trump,” co-written by this reporter and David Corn, that detailed his thwarted efforts to respond to the Russian attack.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: cybersecurity; deepstate; obama; obama2016election; obamarussia; standdown
And while we're at it, I want Acosta cavity searched every time he sets foot on White House grounds.
1 posted on 11/16/2018 4:29:33 PM PST by ameribbean expat
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To: ameribbean expat

Must have been getting too close to unmasking Clinton Crime Family activities.


2 posted on 11/16/2018 4:35:30 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: ameribbean expat

Meanwhile Kimmel wants Moochelle to save America.


3 posted on 11/16/2018 4:39:20 PM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: ameribbean expat

David Corn is an American political journalist, author, and the chief of the Washington bureau for Mother Jones.


4 posted on 11/16/2018 4:43:51 PM PST by McGruff
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To: ameribbean expat

Ordered to stand down by Susan Rice. You have to read deep into the article for that tidbit.


5 posted on 11/16/2018 4:47:17 PM PST by Artemis Webb
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Is a “reason” presented, and if so, what?

Good thing Mueller has dragged Susan Rice in for interrogation. Oh ... he hasn’t?


6 posted on 11/16/2018 5:12:46 PM PST by Chewbarkah
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To: ameribbean expat

It’s pretty obvious that the Russian interference in the election was condoned by Obama to help Hellary.


7 posted on 11/16/2018 6:11:24 PM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
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To: ameribbean expat

The correct date on this Yahoo story is June 20, 2018.

I think it earned a collective yawn from our hard working media establishment.

I’m still waiting for them to find some voters who will state they decided to vote for President Trump because of Facebook advertising.

It’s an interesting hypothesis with no corroborating evidence. That sounds familiar, doesn’t it?


8 posted on 11/16/2018 6:26:00 PM PST by siunevada (If we learn nothing from history, what's the point of having one? - Peggy Hill)
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To: ameribbean expat

More treason by Obunghole.


9 posted on 11/16/2018 6:26:34 PM PST by beethovenfan (I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
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I’m sure that we can impeach him and his whole gang of 40 thieves even after they’re no longer there.

A great project for the House before Jan. 1 gets here. It should only take about 30 minutes of their time. They could do it during a coffee break.


10 posted on 11/16/2018 6:38:22 PM PST by Oscar in Batangas (12:01 PM 1/20/2017...The end of an error.)
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To: McGruff
David Corn is an American political journalist, author, and the chief of the Washington bureau for Mother Jones.


Have not read article yet. Why do you mention David Corn? He is a long time lefty.
11 posted on 11/16/2018 8:41:16 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie ("The MSM is the enemy of the American people"...Democrat Pat Caddell)
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