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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 11:48 AM Jul 2016

Trump's opposition research firm: Russia's intelligence agencies

Max Boot July 25


As lifelong Republican, I don’t much care who runs the Democratic National Committee. But I am deeply disturbed by the way that Debbie Wasserman Schultz was forced to resign as the DNC head over the weekend. WikiLeaks released 20,000 stolen emails revealing a clear, if unsurprising, preference for Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders among Democratic officials.

This appears to be a foreign intervention in American politics — and it may only be the beginning.

Last month, CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm hired by the DNC, traced the source of the leaks to two groups of hackers (“Cozy Bear” and “Fancy Bear”) associated with two Russian intelligence agencies. Moscow’s virtual fingerprints are all over this operation, including hyperlinks in Cyrillic and Internet protocol addresses linked to previous Russian hacks. In short, this appears to be a Russian intelligence operation designed to damage Clinton.

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-boot-trump-russian-connection-20160725-snap-story.html

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Trump's opposition research firm: Russia's intelligence agencies (Original Post) workinclasszero Jul 2016 OP
K&R for exposure. 2naSalit Jul 2016 #1
This story is starting to boil workinclasszero Jul 2016 #2
Donald has a lot to be nervous about.... blue neen Jul 2016 #3
This story could drive him from the race workinclasszero Jul 2016 #4
Yep. blue neen Jul 2016 #5
Could you imagine the hysterical response if Hillary refused to release her info? workinclasszero Jul 2016 #6
Oh, dear God! blue neen Jul 2016 #7
You got that right! workinclasszero Jul 2016 #8
 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
4. This story could drive him from the race
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 12:04 PM
Jul 2016

That asshole must be made to release his ***ken tax info like everybody else has to!

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
6. Could you imagine the hysterical response if Hillary refused to release her info?
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 12:10 PM
Jul 2016

The MSM and their republican owners would be livid!

You would never hear the end of it I guarantee that!

blue neen

(12,327 posts)
7. Oh, dear God!
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 12:15 PM
Jul 2016

There would be sirens and whistles blowing throughout the land, and town criers on every street corner!

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