Russia "tried to help" Donald Trump win election, CIA concludes

[Jacque67 7,328]

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has determined that Russia did in fact try to help Donald Trump win the US presidency rather than work to simply interfere with the election, according to a secret report conducted by the agency.

US intelligence officials from multiple agencies have found connections between the Kremlin and Wikileaks. The former provided the latter with countless hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee, Hillary Clintons campaign chairman John Podesta, and many others, the Washington Post reported.

The spectre of an ongoing email controversy lurked over Ms Clintons campaign from the onset of her candidacy. But in the final months, the massive leak of thousands of emails closed the gap between the former Secretary of State and Mr Trump by double digits. Cybersecurity experts, as well as intelligence officials, had found evidence that linked the hacks to Russia.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-russia-helped-hackers-us-election-2016-a7466926.html

[Jacque67 7,328]

current U.S. national security officials and experts say that if it is true that the Russian government possesses documents belonging to the Republican National Committee, Donald Trumps incoming administration may be the most compromised in U.S. history.

We need a new election, said Bob Baer, a former CIA operative who himself used to interfere in the affairs of foreign governments. This is a constitutional crisis. Its unprecedented. If the CIA had hacked and steered a democratic election in a foreign country, say France or Germany, that country would demand a new election. No question, he said in an interview.

Last night, The New York Times reported that hackers connected to two separate Russian security services allegedly broke into the computer systems of the RNC, but chose not to disclose the digital contents of those systems, in marked contrast to the gradual release, via WikiLeaks, of emails belonging to the Democratic National Committee throughout the spring and summer.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/10/how-russian-hackers-can-blackmail-donald-trump-and-the-gop.html

[smilesammich 10,727]

if hillary had won, and this info came out, well. people need to put their favored players aside and realize what's going on here.

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

10 points Gryffindor

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

if hillary had won, and this info came out, well. people need to put their favored players aside and realize what's going on here.

Hillary rigged the Primary, the DNC chair got fired and we had crickets from the National MDL.

Please tell me more about favored players

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

Hillary rigged the Primary, the DNC chair got fired and we had crickets from the National MDL.

Please tell me more about favored players

The good guys won, end of story.How does not matter Edited December 11, 2016 by ccneat

[jg121783 3,907]

So people are actually proposing having a new election because someone in the government is making an accusation (with no actual evidence) that Russia hacked some emails? The election is over. Trump won Hillary lost. Deal with it. It has been about a month already and people are still whining about it. I'm getting sick of hearing it. The people spoke. We're not going to have a new election to appease some butt hurt losers.

[Eric-Pris 1,602]

Butt hurt dems just cannot accept reality.

[yuna628 9,528]

The good guys won, end of story.How does not matter

There are no ''good guys'' in this story.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

So people are actually proposing having a new election because someone in the government is making an accusation (with no actual evidence) that Russia hacked some emails? The election is over. Trump won Hillary lost. Deal with it. It has been about a month already and people are still whining about it. I'm getting sick of hearing it. The people spoke. We're not going to have a new election to appease some butt hurt losers.

Doesn't sound really stupid when you say it out loud

[Dakine10 5,452]

So people are actually proposing having a new election because someone in the government is making an accusation (with no actual evidence) that Russia hacked some emails? The election is over. Trump won Hillary lost. Deal with it. It has been about a month already and people are still whining about it. I'm getting sick of hearing it. The people spoke. We're not going to have a new election to appease some butt hurt losers.

They are?

[jg121783 3,907]

The person cited in the article said we need a new election and I have seen other liberals calling for the same thing.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

The good guys won, end of story.How does not matter

The Russians?

[bcking 3,157]

So people are actually proposing having a new election because someone in the government is making an accusation (with no actual evidence) that Russia hacked some emails? The election is over. Trump won Hillary lost. Deal with it. It has been about a month already and people are still whining about it. I'm getting sick of hearing it. The people spoke. We're not going to have a new election to appease some butt hurt losers.

You're the only one saying that here. Are you really that insecure that you jump to that conclusion? Who else is saying that we should have a "new election"? Just you. Maybe you should take a look in the mirror and ask yourself why you are so sensitive.

The good guys won, end of story.How does not matter

That is a ridiculous statement. The "how" does not matter? So if the good guys won by murdering their opposition, that wouldn't matter?

The "how" is one of the things that makes people "good guys". The "how" does matter.

[MarkPerry 488]

Butt hurt dems just cannot accept reality.

Yep.

Obama is one of them as well

Now this week it the Russians is the reason Trump won. Last month it was because of the KKK and Alt Right. Last week was voter fraud in a few states?

What going to be the excuse of the week next week?

Democrats need to realize they put a liar and a very corrupt person and the American Public told her and the Democrats to pack sand.

We have voter fraud in the Democratic primary and nothing was done about it.