Posted on 12/14/2016 5:55:14 PM PST by Kaslin
Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind a hacking operation that exposed the Democratic National Committee and other targets during the U.S. presidential election, according to sources speaking with NBC News. The two U.S. officials told NBC that Putin had a "vendetta" against Hillary Clinton and had a goal of exposing corruption in U.S. politics. They have "high confidence" in the intelligence they received.
Putin's objectives were multifaceted, a high-level intelligence source told NBC News. What began as a "vendetta" against Hillary Clinton morphed into an effort to show corruption in American politics and to "split off key American allies by creating the image that [other countries] couldn't depend on the U.S. to be a credible global leader anymore," the official said.
If true, Democrats and liberal pundits have more ammunition to try and prove that Russia helped swing the election for Donald Trump.
President Obama got the ball rolling when he demanded a full review of the hack last Friday. Yet, the agencies looking into the matter are not on the same page. Multiple congressional committees are also planning on launching investigations into the hacking claims.
More like a mountain I would say.
according to sources! Yet again no names mentioned, no facts/evidence given.
Those who hold Putin in contempt for the ills in the world, and often deride him, are also helping to turn him into a powerful demigod... ironic!
My theory is the Russians were aware of the hacking, as were the Americans. U.S. is not a ‘Banana Republic’.
Improve internet and email security. People must know by now that the internet is not secure. Anything placed there is open to hacking.
fake.
she was the most hated and highest negative candidate they have put up since carter’s second run. and at that time, many people still liked jimmy as a person, they just thought he sucked hard as a president.
"...according to sources speaking with NBC News."
He had help from secret agents and secret Russian technology.
Yike !
But but, “highly placed sources”!
Oh noes!
The Left only liked leaks when it was things like the Pentagon Papers. Exposing corruption within the enemedia and DNC colluding to rig the outcome of the 2016 election, well that isn’t for “your” eyes...
Even if true, which I doubt, did Vlad write the damn emails? At least the Russkies exposed the wickedness of the Dems.
Seems to me the mass media and some in the Obama and Clinton camps are just itching to warmonger with Russia.
George Washington’s right hand man.
Hard to believe TownHall put this up. Great example of FakeNews ... sorry to see it come from them.
Cheers.
Burchell Syndrome - when investigators already decide who the guilty party is or the outcome of an investigation at it’s onset and then “find” evidence that supports their theory without investigating other suspects or theories.
McCain and Linda. I knew it was Democrats behind this!
What does this have to do with how the people voted? Nothing.
WHO CARES???????
It's not like he hacked into voting computers and dumped a gazillion votes for Trump into the system, or even made up lies about Clinton.
Even if he was personally involved to the worst degree imaginable in an attempt to influence the election, it's no different than what Soros has done.
The Wrong Poop is truly a disgusting site these days. It seems to be frequented only by former Ted Cruz staffers, and ANY good word about Trump is quickly shouted down or (like me) banned.
Like he has nothing better to do and nobody to do this for him. These propagandist’s are stooping sooooo low.
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