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U.S. inquiries into Russian election hacking include three FBI probes
Reuters ^ | February 18, 2017 | By Joseph Menn

Posted on 02/18/2017 5:55:01 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee

SAN FRANCISCO--The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is pursuing at least three separate probes relating to alleged Russian hacking of the U.S. presidential elections, according to five current and former government officials with direct knowledge of the situation.

While the fact that the FBI is investigating had been reported previously by the New York Times and other media, these officials shed new light on both the precise number of inquires and their focus.

The FBI's Pittsburgh field office, which runs many cyber security investigations, is trying to identify the people behind breaches of the Democratic National Committee's computer systems, the officials said. Those breaches, in 2015 and the first half of 2016, exposed the internal communications of party officials as the Democratic nominating convention got underway and helped undermine support for Hillary Clinton.

The Pittsburgh case has progressed furthest, but Justice Department officials in Washington believe there is not enough clear evidence yet for an indictment, two of the sources said.

Meanwhile the bureau’s San Francisco office is trying to identify the people who called themselves “Guccifer 2” and posted emails stolen from Clinton campaign manager John Podesta’s account, the sources said. Those emails contained details about fundraising by the Clinton Foundation and other topics. . .

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


TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: awanbrothers; dnchacked; guccifer2; podestaemails
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1 posted on 02/18/2017 5:55:01 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Uh-huh. Here it comes.
Obama Deep State, ‘ Trump in cohoots with Russians having rigged the elections. Enough to indict and Impeach’ !?


2 posted on 02/18/2017 5:56:51 PM PST by Para-Ord.45 (Americans, happy in tutelage by the reflection that they have chosen their own dictators.)
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To: Para-Ord.45

The FBI can’t even prove that H->! and Slick are crooks.


3 posted on 02/18/2017 6:02:03 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

Comey should be fired...
aside from that, every FBI agent has been ordered to get a glass navel
because they have their heads so far up thier asses they need it to see where they are going...

CRIMES ARE EXPOSED IN HACKS AND THE FBI YANKS THEIR CRANK DOES NOTHING

the main job of the FBI under the muzzie traitor was to seize evidence, cover up and clean up...


4 posted on 02/18/2017 6:02:26 PM PST by zzwhale
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To: Brad from Tennessee

The FBI knows about at least one malignant hacker in Pittsburgh:

From CBS Pittsburgh Feb. 9, 2017:

Belgium: Pittsburgh Youth Linked To Cyberattack On Brussels Airport

BRUSSELS (AP/KDKA) – Belgian authorities say that a U.S. youth in Pittsburgh tried to hack into the Brussels airport computer system and disable it the night after the March 22 attacks that killed 32 people.

The federal prosecutor’s office said in a statement Thursday that at its request, the FBI interrogated the 14-year-old Pittsburgh boy and said he confessed. The statement said the hacking attempt was unsuccessful and stressed that “it appeared there were no terrorist motives” for the cyber attacks.

The statement goes on to say the teen “is not radicalized” and that he told himself it was “the right time to carry out the attack.”

Belgian authorities have been on high alert since suicide bombers attacked the Brussels airport and subway system last March 22. . .

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/02/09/belgium-pittsburgh-youth-linked-to-cyberattack-on-brussels-airport/


5 posted on 02/18/2017 6:02:45 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: Para-Ord.45

The “Obama Deep State” didn’t force Trump to go on and on with his Putin bromance during the campaign. He has only himself to blame for that nonsense.


6 posted on 02/18/2017 6:04:44 PM PST by lodi90
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To: Brad from Tennessee
"hacking of the U.S. presidential elections"

Totally BOGUS premise.. FAKE NEWS.

7 posted on 02/18/2017 6:05:50 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing (im)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

One word: “Reuters”.


8 posted on 02/18/2017 6:06:30 PM PST by rlmorel (Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
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To: Para-Ord.45

Since we have had a lot of pleasant surprises of late, how about we have another:

Trump outsmarted the Deep State.

He said his White House was running well. He said he had no Russian contacts. He said the news was fake but the leaks were real. He warned the leakers. He made a very strong statement in which he identified specific media outlets.

Meanwhile Comey scares himself some Senators.


9 posted on 02/18/2017 6:07:09 PM PST by Peter Gunn
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To: lodi90

Are you writing material for McCain and Graham?

Or just the MSM?


10 posted on 02/18/2017 6:07:26 PM PST by Pelham (Liberate Occupied California. Prosecute Sanctuary enablers. Deportation now!)
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To: zzwhale

Trump is Lt. Columbo. Comey is the ‘boys back at the station’.


11 posted on 02/18/2017 6:11:13 PM PST by Peter Gunn
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12 posted on 02/18/2017 6:25:47 PM PST by gaijin
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To: lodi90

“The “Obama Deep State” didn’t force Trump to go on and on with his Putin bromance during the campaign. He has only himself to blame for that nonsense.”

Are you drunk or just a Soros troll?


13 posted on 02/18/2017 6:35:28 PM PST by sergeantdave (Cats are like potato chips - you can't have just one.)
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14 posted on 02/18/2017 6:36:39 PM PST by gaijin
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To: CivilWarBrewing
"hacking of the U.S. presidential elections"
Totally BOGUS premise.. FAKE NEWS.

Exactly. When an alleged journalist uses the phrase "hacked the election," that's the moment you know it's not worth reading.

15 posted on 02/18/2017 6:46:19 PM PST by shhrubbery! (NIH!)
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To: Brad from Tennessee
The FBI's Pittsburgh field office, which runs many cyber security investigations, is trying to identify the people behind breaches of the Democratic National Committee's computer systems, the officials said.

Say what??? Has the FBI now joined the ranks of the Trump-Putin-Axis deniers?

Don't they realize that 97% of the media has already declared that Putin did the hacking in order to get Trump elected. That should be proof enough. Why are they wasting tax payer money when this issue is well past being settled forever.

Or could it be that the MSM model for accurately predicting Trump Conspiracies fails to take into account the effects of cosmic rays and such.

Or could it be that I have my conspiracies all mixed up. This getting old is the pits.

16 posted on 02/18/2017 6:56:11 PM PST by InterceptPoint (Ted, you finally endorsed. About time.)
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To: Pelham

Are you writing material for McCain and Graham?

Or just the MSM?


Just dealing in facts. Trump went out of his way to stoke the Trump-Putin bromance during the campaign. Even after hiring Manafort and acquiring his baggage. He could have backed off and never did.


17 posted on 02/18/2017 6:58:17 PM PST by lodi90
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To: sergeantdave

Are you drunk or just a Soros troll?


Is it difficult to post on FR with your lips firmly attached to KGB Vlad’s backside?


18 posted on 02/18/2017 6:59:31 PM PST by lodi90
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To: lodi90

“Is it difficult to post on FR with your lips firmly attached to KGB Vlad’s backside?”

Lol!!! Okay, you’re both drunk and bat-chit crazy. BTW, take Soros’ nazi dick out of your mouth so you can see where you’re going.


19 posted on 02/18/2017 7:12:22 PM PST by sergeantdave (Cats are like potato chips - you can't have just one.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

I still can’t understand how hacking Clintoonie and Podesta’s emails is somehow hacking the election. I guess you have to be doing a lot of recreational drugs. The wife and I are ready to swear on a stack of Bibles that no Russkis contacted us and forced us to vote for Donald Trump.


20 posted on 02/18/2017 7:12:41 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (As long as tyranny exists, the Constitution and Bill of Right will never be "outdated" or "obsolete")
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