DNC Hacker Dumps Trove of Clinton Documents

[appal_jack]

Source: Mother Jones

A hacker using the handle "Guccifer 2.0" has released a new trove of documents apparently pilfered from the Democratic National Committee. The files, all related to Hillary Clinton's presidential bid, include opposition research documents and extensive talking points concerning various Clinton controversies, ranging from the 2012 Benghazi attack to the FBI's investigation into her use of a private email server.

The DNC hack was first reported by the Washington Post on June 14, when the committee acknowledged that its computer systems were "so thoroughly compromised [that the hackers] were able to read all email and chat traffic." The Post reported that the hack was the work of Russian groups on behalf of the Russian government. Yet Vice News' Motherboard reported that Guccifer 2.0—a reference to the Romanian hacker who recently pleaded guilty to hacking the email and social media accounts of several American politicians—claims to be a lone "freedom fighter" aiming to "bring light to the people."

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Included are memos outlining Clinton's positions on issues such as Israel, Benghazi, LGBTQ rights, and the military. There's an opposition research clip file on Peter Schweizer, the author of Clinton Cash, a book that claimed to detail how the Hillary and Bill Clinton used the Clinton Foundation to net hundreds of millions of dollars from foreign governments in exchange for favorable treatment by the State Department under Hillary Clinton. The document notes that Schweizer "has a history of aligning himself with the Tea-Party" and that he'd once accused former Republican House Speaker John Boehner of extortion in connection with the ways Boehner used to control the flow of proposed legislation.

One spreadsheet appears to document Clinton's use of private planes from March of 2001 to April of 2009.



Read more: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/06/hacker-releases-another-set-dnc-documents-hillary-clinton

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It will be interesting to see what more gets revealed as reporters comb through these documents.

-app

[whatthehey]

2. If there were meaty campaign-ending secrets

Why would the teasers be about oppo research on RWNJ hack authors and mundane position papers?

[msanthrope]

5. Because nothing burgers need camouflage. nt

[appal_jack]

6. Yes, if that's all there is, then the "Dump" and "Trove" are bupkiss. nt

[Kingofalldems]

3. I thought the primaries were over.

Your comment tells me all I need to know.

[appal_jack]

7. But the election is just starting.

Always good to look ahead on the winding road for oncoming semis.

-app

[JonLeibowitz]

9. Strangely, the world outside DU doesn't take what Skinner thinks into all that much consideration

It's not surprising that this developing story continues to...develop.

Be that as it may, this is not too serious.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

17. The main Reddit thread is sitting at just under 5000 posts. nt

[JonLeibowitz]

18. Fascinating.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

19. Now at 5100. I wish I could say more here.

I cannot. I'll just go elsewhere to discuss it, like the rest of the Internet is doing right now.

[JonLeibowitz]

20. Indeed. Sad it isn't possible to discuss it with some compatriots who I've come to respect here.

Cheers, DisgustipatedinCA.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

38. Cheers, JonLiebowitz, and than you. nt

[bobthedrummer]

23. Wise move, 1st Amendment wise.

[AngryAmish]

25. All the documents released so far prove her unerring commitment to public service.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

39. That's exactly what I find to be the case, now and in all possible futures.

[Politicub]

4. The opposition research will probably get even more attention

than it would have if it were locked up somewhere.

[appal_jack]

8. Indeed, could be a silver lining. nt

[elmac]

11. GOP is probably thinking

"who needs rigged voting machines when we have the Russian government helping us"

[Botany]

12. Guccifer?

What was Alex Jones or Glen Beck not around?

[72DejaVu]

13. Crap from June 14 is Latest Breaking News?

[TalkingDog]

35. Guccifer 2.0 released another folder this morning. Full of "opposition" research

That's all that's safe to say. I had a thread hidden for posting similar information.

[amandabeech]

14. Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Campaign may also have been hacked.

This article left that info for the last sentence, and that is where the more "interesting" documents may reside.

The Russians seem to hold Clinton partially responsible for the removal of Yanukovich and the continuing problems on the western Russian periphery.

They may also blame Clinton for the EU/US/other allies commercial boycott of Russia. The only thing that the Euros are buying from Russia is natural gas. There used to be a good trade for agricultural goods and all kinds of manufactured goods. This is difficult for Europeans, too, since they have lost a chunk of their export market. My guess is that Russia would prefer The Donald, and the Russians have connections to his campaign adviser Manafort.

Strange days indeed.

[bobthedrummer]

21. The new normal amandabeech. The new "transparency".

[amandabeech]

28. I'm old enough to remember the Doors!!

Thanks for sharing

[LongTomH]

27. Strange Days, Indeed!!!

[amandabeech]

29. A blast from the past!

Thank you

[Cryptoad]

15. Do Tell us again

how the validity of these documents is to be proven ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, same o RWNJ crap! they are just chewing it up and spitting it out in a new form.

[840high]

22. I'll leave that to the FBI.

[cstanleytech]

16. I would be more worried if she and he people were not getting prepared because

the Republicans and their allies like Fox News and the other RW media will be ready to pounce on any candidate that isnt prepared.

[Walk away]

24. Looks like more BS to me!

God forbid powerful people do something good for the world. Everything must pass the "purity test" even if there's nothing wrong....unless you aren't a Clinton. Then you can pull scams all day long and no one cares.

[Ash_F]

30. I wonder if this hacker is smarter than the old Guccifer

[kwassa]

31. Maybe Hillary has nothing to hide. That would make this hack meaningless.

There are certainly no new revelations so far.

[TryLogic]

32. I wonder if the general election will be Clinton v Trump, or two completely different candidates.

I doubt Trump will be the final nominee. His current status is the result of a democratic process, voting by the people. But Republicans have very little respect for honest democratic processes, except for the ones they can manipulate. I predict they will dump him.

Hillary has some significant unresolved issues. Only time will tell what happens with her.

The next few months should be very interesting.

[FloridaBlues]

33. Why would she have these documents with the DNC ?

are these legit files ?

[Cryptoad]

34. Smells like Bull shit to me!

I thought we were going to quit bashing Democrats until after the Election?

[Lithos]

37. It's actually a real question

There is going to be some doubt that what is being released is actually correct, or some cherry-picked sampling.

Context is everything. It's also a real thing Hillary will need to work thru. I'm of the belief it will inoculate her in the long run by getting the noise over with.

L-

[Lithos]

36. Meh

There is unlikely to be a smoking gun in this mess. And the relatively early release will inoculate her for the most part during the actual heat of the campaign.

All in all, probably more positive than negative if you view it from the long perspective.

L-

[appal_jack]

40. I hope so. nt