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jimnyc
12-13-2016, 09:52 AM
Folks think that the news means that Russia hacked our election system and gave it to Trump. WRONG dumbos! This is all because of the email hacking, and because they feel they targeted the Dems more so than the Republicans. NOTHING suggests a single vote was changed, ONLY the exposing of the Clinton wrongdoings.

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U.S. intelligence officials say Russian hacks ‘prioritized’ Democrats

The CIA assessment that Russia waged a cyber-campaign to help elect Donald Trump is based in part on intelligence suggesting that Moscow’s hacking efforts were disproportionately aimed at targets tied to the Democratic Party and its nominee, Hillary Clinton, U.S. officials said.

U.S. officials said that both parties were repeatedly targeted as part of a months-long cyber-operation linked to Moscow, but that Democratic institutions and operatives came under a more sustained and determined online assault.

U.S. officials said the Republican National Committee’s computer systems were also probed and possibly penetrated by hackers tied to Russian intelligence services, but that it remains unclear how much material — if any — was taken from the RNC.

The lack of a corresponding Republican trove has contributed to the CIA assessment, reported by The Washington Post, that Russia was seeking to elect Trump and not merely to disrupt last month’s presidential election.

Rest here - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-intelligence-officials-say-russian-hacks-prioritized-democrats/2016/12/12/0fbea4da-c09b-11e6-b527-949c5893595e_story.html?utm_term=.f15409401e49

jimnyc
12-13-2016, 09:53 AM
AND:

Exclusive: Top U.S. spy agency has not embraced CIA assessment on Russia hacking - sources

The overseers of the U.S. intelligence community have not embraced a CIA assessment that Russian cyber attacks were aimed at helping Republican President-elect Donald Trump win the 2016 election, three American officials said on Monday.

While the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) does not dispute the CIA's analysis of Russian hacking operations, it has not endorsed their assessment because of a lack of conclusive evidence that Moscow intended to boost Trump over Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, said the officials, who declined to be named.

The position of the ODNI, which oversees the 17 agency-strong U.S. intelligence community, could give Trump fresh ammunition to dispute the CIA assessment, which he rejected as "ridiculous" in weekend remarks, and press his assertion that no evidence implicates Russia in the cyber attacks.

Trump's rejection of the CIA's judgment marks the latest in a string of disputes over Russia's international conduct that have erupted between the president-elect and the intelligence community he will soon command.

An ODNI spokesman declined to comment on the issue.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-intelligence-idUSKBN14204E?il=0

crin63
12-13-2016, 09:57 AM
Liberals need an excuse for their loss and want to delegitimize Trump as POTUS just like they did with GWB. It's how they keep and grow their base of supporters.

CSM
12-13-2016, 10:19 AM
Hmmm...maybe....just maybe .... the Dems left themselves wide open by using an unsecure email system to conduct business. I seem to recall at least one high ranking Dem that did that. Might be symptomatic of the Dem/lib culture....

It is far easier to "hack" unsecure servers with delicious tidbits on it than some boring emails on another server.

Bilgerat
12-13-2016, 10:29 AM
http://www.debatepolicy.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9533&stc=1

CSM
12-13-2016, 10:33 AM
http://www.debatepolicy.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9533&stc=1

Clearly, the Russians also somehow tricked HRC into lying about how many devices she used and how she handled classified material.... Tricky Russians!

crin63
12-13-2016, 10:44 AM
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