Posted on 12/15/2016 5:28:54 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
The Obama administration didn't respond more forcefully to Russian hacking before the presidential election because they didn't want to appear to be interfering in the election and they thought that Hillary Clinton was going to win and a potential cyber war with Russia wasn't worth it, multiple high-level government officials told NBC News.
"They thought she was going to win, so they were willing to kick the can down the road," said one U.S official familiar with the level of Russian hacking.
The administration did take action in response to the hack prior to the election. In September, President Obama privately confronted Vladimir Putin about the hacks at the G-20 summit in China. He warned the Russian President of unspecified consequences if the hacks continued.
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Flexibility Problem ?
Duh! Because he knew it was fake news and that it was too easy to disprove.
Could we talk about how Obama and Kerry poured in millions of State Dept and CIA money in an attempt to oust Benjamin Netanyahu?
No, he’s plenty flexible.
Putin bent him right over.
This isn’t about protecting America. This about delegitimizing Trump.
Obama would never have said a word about Russian hacking had Hilllary won.
This is political payback for losing the election. Pure and simple.
A: Because there wasn’t one.
B: Because even if there was one, 0bama would be powerless and too gutless to actually do anything.
Mmmkay
Didn’t one of BOs staff say they didn’t have a Plan B because they were expecting Hil to win? No doubt why he is living just down the street. Probably wasn’t going to turn his keys in and have unfettered access to the OO and making policy.
heh
The hardcore lefty I work with thinks this is nonsense as well..
Here comes another “Red Line”
If Obama can’t keep the DNC safe........well, that begs the larger question....
This is still Fake News. The Russians didn’t hack the DNC.
No one hacked the DNC, it was a leak.
Well, the fact is that Democrats are so soft on traitors. They deny that traitors can even exist.
It never actually happened?
Because it didn’t exist.
He and his administration have basically INVENTED the whole propaganda piece ... how could he possibly do less than he has done?
But...but...he’s having a press conference tomorrow...and...and he’s going to get tough with Putin!
LMAO!
He did! He handed over control of IP domain control of he internet.
-PJ
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