BREAKING - Obama Administration Rushed to Preserve Intelligence of Russian Election Hacking

[theglammistress]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/01/us/politics/obama-trump-russia-election-hacking.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=a-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

This is big. Thanks Obama! I tried to bold the new information/most important bits.


WASHINGTON — In the Obama administration’s last days, some White House officials scrambled to spread information about Russian efforts to undermine the presidential election — and about possible contacts between associates of President-elect Donald J. Trump and Russians — across the government. Former American officials say they had two aims: to ensure that such meddling isn’t duplicated in future American or European elections, and to leave a clear trail of intelligence for government investigators.

American allies, including the British and the Dutch, had provided information describing meetings in European cities between Russian officials — and others close to Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin — and associates of President-elect Trump, according to three former American officials who requested anonymity in discussing classified intelligence. Separately, American intelligence agencies had intercepted communications of Russian officials, some of them within the Kremlin, discussing contacts with Mr. Trump’s associates.

Then and now, Mr. Trump has denied that his campaign had any contact with Russian officials, and at one point he openly suggested that American spy agencies had cooked up intelligence suggesting that the Russian government had tried to meddle in the presidential election. Mr. Trump has accused the Obama administration of hyping the Russia story line as a way to discredit his new administration.

[malaise]

1. The shit will hit the fan

sooner than we think

[guillaumeb]

4. Pull out the plug on that fan, Kellyanne.

If I were of a mind, I could do a song parody using Roxanne as the tune.

[malaise]

5. Do it

should be great

[guillaumeb]

6. No promises, but I will try. eom

[theglammistress]

2. I hope

For the sake of our country and my sanity.

[still_one]

3. Yes, it is a big story, that should have come out much sooner, and no one should forget that Michael

Flynn, who was part of the trump administration, is only the tip of the iceberg

[roamer65]

7. It's much deeper, folks.

NSA and GCHQ have been "watching" Dump and his Russian masters for years.

This point is the "tip of the iceberg".

[Laurian]

8. I wish this would all come out.....now!

I feel like I have whiplash. One day it seems about to break, then it fizzles out. Over and over and over.

I really hope that creep is exposed soon.

[Generic Brad]

9. But now the traitors hold the levers of power

I am anxious for this wrong to be righted too, but I look around and do not see anyone in a position of power who will do anything about it. This has left me feeling extremely pessimistic.

[dhill926]

12. sadly agree...

I'll be shocked if anything comes of this. I think our democracy is completely and perhaps irrevocably broken.

[madokie]

20. Our democracy is much stronger than a cabal of thieves

Even when it seems all the cards are against it

They first had to steal the election to get in a position to do the rest. tRump will rue the day he decided to run for president. Bank on it

[dhill926]

27. I really, really hope you're right....

[Fantastic Anarchist]

22. Our Republic is an Illusion. NT

[lagomorph777]

24. Agent Orange doesn't even know where the levers are.

He's been too busy pulling his own lever to be bothered with civics lessons.

The data is scattered in so many places he'll never get to it all before it leaks.

[underpants]

10. This will fit into the "deep state" "shadow Govt " conspiracies nicely

Just saying

[jalan48]

11. How long should we be waiting for the shit to hit the fan before this is just another wishful dream?

One month, three months, a year, October surprise 2020?

[zentrum]

13. Just don't think

.....this Russia story will pan out. Either because the cover-up works or because the eventual "independent investigator" will be in on the fix, or there just isn't enough clear evidence and certainly very little power to prosecute with Sessions in place.

Recent article in the New Yorker by David Remnick (not one of my favorites after that Obama fist bump cover) explains how the evidence is highly ambiguous. I agree with him that the upshot may be 45 et al mostly able to say ---"See? they plant fake stories about me". Then the real, much more important issues will be hard to expose.

Bigger than Russia are the tax returns, the mainstreaming of white supremacy, the millionaire cabinet rife with conflict of interest, the attack on the press, the misogyny.

[lagomorph777]

25. Geez, cheer up!

Student says ” I am very discouraged. What should I do?” Master says, “encourage others.” – Zen Proverb

[Honeycombe8]

14. Wow. Just wow. But..WHEN were those mtgs? That's critical. nt

[annabanana]

15. yet MORE reasons to idolize that man. . n/t

[joet67]

16. I bet Obama, et al rocked it.

[ATL Ebony]

18. The newly formed lawfirm (friends of Obama) is setup just in time.

[TomCADem]

17. Climate Data and Evidence of Russian Interference

It is an amazing world we live in.

[CrispyQ]

19. I hope against all hope that Obama has the info that takes Trump down.

That would be such justice & poetic justice at the same time. I keep thinking of him relaxing & having a good time with Branson & that all that time, he knew.

A girl can dream.

[lagomorph777]

26. Gigantic timebomb under Agent Orange

...and when he sat on that whoopee cushion in the Oval Office, he started the timer.

[MineralMan]

21. Now, THAT'S a big story.

So, the information is out there, and people have it. That should make any congressional investigations very interesting, since that material was delivered to members of Congress who sit on the committees that will be doing the investigations.

The plot slowly unfolds, and the villains will be exposed.

[spanone]

23. Thank You President Obama!

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