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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDid Russia Hack the 2016 Vote Tally? This Senator Says We Dont Know for Sure
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/did-russia-hack-the-2016-vote-tally-this-senator-says-we-dont-know-for-sure/At a packed press conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), the chairman of the Senate intelligence committee, provided a progress report on his panels investigation of the Trump-Russia scandal. Naturally, this is a touchy and dicey matter for a Republican, and Burr tried to make some points that appeared designed to limit President Donald Trumps political vulnerabilities on this front.
First, Burr declared that although Russian hackers had probed or penetrated the election systems of at least 21 states, he could confidently state that the Russian meddling in the 2016 election resulted in no changes to the vote tallies. That is, theres no reason to question Trumps Electoral College win. And second, Burr said that Russias use of Facebook ads during the presidential campaign seemed indiscriminate and not designed to help a particular candidatemeaning the recent revelations do not bolster the case that Trump was the Kremlins choice.
But Sen. Ron Wyden, (D-Ore.), a feisty member of the intelligence committee, says both assertions are bunk. In an interview with Mother Jones on Thursday, Wyden argued that Burrs confidence in the election system was unwarranted. The chairman said that he can say certifiably that there was no vote tampering, said Wyden. I do not agree with this judgment. I dont think it is possible to know that. There was no systematic analysis of the voting or forensic evaluations of the voting machines.
Wyden pointed out that the Department of Homeland Security has noted that its assessment that there was no finagling with the vote count was made with only moderate confidence. For Wyden, thats not good enough for such a sensitive and significant matterand it sends the misguided signal that the voting system is doing just fine. Wyden believes thats the wrong message. This week he sent a letter to the major manufacturers of voting machines demanding information about how they protect themselves from cyberattacks.
Wyden also said that Burr erred in declaring that the Russian Facebook adssome of which targeted swing statesdid not favor a presidential candidate. (Presumably Wyden has seen or been briefed on the content of the ads.) Thats one reason why the ads need to be released to the American people, Wyden remarked, so Americans can make up their minds.
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Did Russia Hack the 2016 Vote Tally? This Senator Says We Dont Know for Sure (Original Post)
deminks
Oct 2017
OP
If they want to push some of us over the edge, go ahead and fucking obstruct
Eliot Rosewater
Oct 2017
#3
NBachers
(17,120 posts)1. Burr is just another lying Republican sack of shit.
ck4829
(35,077 posts)2. The electoral college members who voted for Trump
We know they are murderers, they are no different than Charles Manson when they normalized xenophobia and the alt-right, they gave their blessings to Adam Purinton, Alexandre Bissonette, and James Alex Fields.
We know they have blood on their hands, but are they traitors to boot?
I wonder what connections to Putin they have.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)3. If they want to push some of us over the edge, go ahead and fucking obstruct
justice.
deminks
(11,014 posts)4. Kick for the afternoon
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)5. Kick.