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usaf-vet

(6,182 posts)
Thu Oct 5, 2017, 01:57 PM Oct 2017

Michigan and Wisconsin's 2016 Presidential elections had Russian interference (hacks).

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley said "according to committee testimony Michigan and Wisconsin had Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections...... and it's likely they had help from U.S. citizens"

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Michigan and Wisconsin's 2016 Presidential elections had Russian interference (hacks). (Original Post) usaf-vet Oct 2017 OP
" .... and it's likely they had help from U.S. citizens" Botany Oct 2017 #1
And let's not forget Senator Ron Johnson (R) Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Chairman) usaf-vet Oct 2017 #2
The same guy who had a 95% of losing to Russ Feingold w/in weeks of the election? Botany Oct 2017 #3
How about this guy? usaf-vet Oct 2017 #4

Botany

(70,503 posts)
1. " .... and it's likely they had help from U.S. citizens"
Thu Oct 5, 2017, 02:01 PM
Oct 2017


https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/paul-ryan-keeps-it-family-kevin-mccarthy-russia-trump

In the transcript published by the Post, McCarthy speculates that the Russians hacked the Democratic National Committee’s computers and, in the process, discovered whatever opposition-research materials the Democrats had gathered on Trump.

“There’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” McCarthy said, according to Entous, a superb reporter who heard a tape recording of the colloquy. “Swear to God.”

snip

In the Post piece, McCarthy’s remark is met with laughter, and Ryan cautions his colleagues, “This is an off the record . . . No leaks! . . . All right?”

And then, amid more laughter, Ryan says, “This is how we know we’re a real family here.”

usaf-vet

(6,182 posts)
2. And let's not forget Senator Ron Johnson (R) Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Chairman)
Thu Oct 5, 2017, 03:30 PM
Oct 2017

The committee failed for 11 MONTHS to tell the public and the 21 states that they were hacked by the Russians. Why did they wait 11 months? Maybe to let all the evidence of the intrusions to be destroyed before cybersecurity forensic specialist got to see the computer evidence?


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