Senate report criticizes Obama administration handling of Russia election meddling

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration "was not well postured" to counter Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and was constrained in responding by a heavily politicized environment and other factors that inadvertently aided Moscow, according to a Senate report released Thursday.

The bipartisan report by the Senate Intelligence Committee also found that the manner in which the Obama administration handled the Russian interference may have obscured a more complete view of the extent of meddling by Moscow, limiting U.S. action.

The findings are significant in that minority Democrats joined majority Republicans in criticizing the Obama administration's handling of what the panel and U.S. intelligence agencies concluded was a Russian operation to sway the 2016 presidential vote to then-Republican candidate Donald Trump over his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton.

"The committee found that the decisions to limit and delay the information flow regarding the 2016 Russian active measures campaign, while understandable, inadvertently constrained the administration's ability to respond," the report said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/senate-report-criticizes-obama-administration-handling-of-russia-election-meddling/ar-BBZISTn?li=BBnb7Kz

He should have snitched on Moscow Mitch earlier.

[abqtommy]

1. There are two things that I hold against Obama: The first is when he doubled the cost of

cigarettes and the second is when he didn't trust us to have his back when he KNEW what
Moscow Mitch and sPUTIN were up to in 2016.

[Iliyah]

2. So now Republicans confirms that in fact Russia meddled in our elections . .

And, they are doing it again, but, what are the Republicans doing about it for 2020?

They are giving mcturtle a pass . . .

[Hoyt]

3. So, as long as they can blame Obama, GOPers don't mind saying Russia interfered.

I too wish Obama had gotten more involved, but I also understand why he was reserved including everyone thought Clinton would win easily.

I think she would have won easily too had it not been for Comey, supporters of candidates who didn't get Democratic nomination, Democrats who continued to criticize Obama -- and Clinton by association -- over matters like trade right up until the 2016 general election, etc.

[bronxiteforever]

4. The US Senate is a wholly owned subsidiary of the White House