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Ted Lieu
@tedlieu
US House candidate, CA-33
Dear @ODNIgov Ratcliffe: Actually, @DHSgov officials say that Iran sent spoofed emails to intimidate voters to vote FOR Donald Trump. Are you being fully honest with the American people?
CBS News
@CBSNews
The FBI says Iran has sent spoofed emails to intimidate voters, incite social unrest and damage President Trump: These actions are desperate attempts by desperate adversaries https://cbsn.ws/3jhonpp
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bullimiami
(13,104 posts)Nevilledog
(51,200 posts)Bettie
(16,126 posts)but apparently, crimes are not something they need to worry about.
underpants
(182,883 posts)Iran? Out of the blue?
demosincebirth
(12,543 posts)BusyBeingBest
(8,059 posts)interference reports that are probably going to surface soon.
bdamomma
(63,922 posts)I don't trust him at all.
Oh I see distracting the story off Obama.
This FBI thing was BS.
oasis
(49,408 posts)Nevilledog
(51,200 posts)Link to tweet
Ted Lieu
@tedlieu
US House candidate, CA-33
Dear @ODNIgov Ratcliffe: Actually, @DHSgov officials say that Iran sent spoofed emails to intimidate voters to vote FOR Donald Trump. Are you being fully honest with the American people?
CBS News
@CBSNews
The FBI says Iran has sent spoofed emails to intimidate voters, incite social unrest and damage President Trump: These actions are desperate attempts by desperate adversaries https://cbsn.ws/3jhonpp
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summer_in_TX
(2,752 posts)into voting for Trump?
Don't they hate his foreign policy toward them, not to mention his ordering the assassination of a top military hero of theirs?
Nevilledog
(51,200 posts)summer_in_TX
(2,752 posts)Makes perfect sense if it was Russia.
VarryOn
(2,343 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,293 posts)Standard Trumpism propaganda technique
bucolic_frolic
(43,293 posts)I don't know if I'd call it faked seriousness, or ordered contrivance.
ffr
(22,671 posts)Take a story and turn it on its head.
This is getting nuts. We have to, just have to, remove them this election!
paleotn
(17,963 posts)That's about the dumbest thing I've heard a while, and I've heard some pretty dumb shit lately. Telling registered Democrats to vote for Donnie, because if they don't they will be hurt in some way, is supposed to damage Donnie's campaign? I've rolled that around in my head for a while now and I still can't see how that works. If it was Iranian intel (doubtful) wouldn't it have been far more effective to just print up some nice, glossy campaign lit saying what a wonderful guy Biden is and send them to registered REPUBLICANS?! Or at least threaten THEM in some way. I don't get it.
dalton99a
(81,590 posts)cilla4progress
(24,770 posts)Figliuzzi explained this very ardently on Maddow, too!
Farmergene
(76 posts)Just another example of gaslighting. Information warfare AGAINST the American people, voters in particular.
I read somewhere (Apologies, citations not provided, because I can't remember where) that Russia was trying to reelect that clown, and that Iran and China were trying to help elect Biden. This sounds plausible because he screwed Iran over really bad, and the world is not any safer for it. I don't think China cares much for #45 either. So to say Iran is trying to get that clown another term seems ummm backwards.
calimary
(81,487 posts)czarjak
(11,296 posts)occupant
(166 posts)What a load of horeseshit! OMG so it IS getting worse every day ! 13 days left until the election and its gonna get worse? This shitstory reeks of Miller, prolly in his tetosterone induced state. These guys are outta their fucking minds! Most semi smart people see this for what it is, confuse and deflect.Chaos and Mayhem.This just makes Trump look stupider and stupider. He prolly had a shit fit over Obama, busted up a few TVs and called his ass lickers over to DO SOMETHING !!! Oh please Lord get rid of this POS ASAP!
not_the_one
(2,227 posts)You KNOW he won't lift a finger against Pootie Poot.
I don't think the military will back him up, if he does give the order...
Aussie105
(5,436 posts)Assuming that the info is correct, that Iran/Russia hijacked voter information, were the threatening emails sent to all, or just those enrolled with the Democratic party?
ie is it a targeted 'change your vote to Trump or else' threat, or is it a general attempt to muddy the validity and accuracy of the vote?
It makes a difference!