Brad Ashford says his emails were hacked too, showing how deep Russia meddled in 2016

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Joseph Morton

WASHINGTON — Then-Rep. Brad Ashford got the call in the summer of 2016, shortly before Congress headed home for its August break.

Hackers had broken into the computer network of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and stolen materials — including e-mails between the group and Ashford’s re-election campaign.

The Omaha congressman could already see the political environment was souring for his side, with Democrats deeply divided over the presidential primary battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

And now on top of that, the Russians know my strategy, he thought.

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[LiberalArkie]

1. Earlier it was blamed on Bernie's campaign and his data director.

[elleng]

2. of course.