Top Republican a defiant response to intelligence on Russia's alleged involvement in the election
Source: Business Insider
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell raised doubts about intelligence pointing to Russia trying to help President-elect Donald Trump win the election.
In a confidential briefing, McConnell reportedly expressed doubt about intelligence findings that Russia aided efforts to boost Trump, ostensibly by promoting hacked emails and documents that were damaging to the Democratic Party and its nominee, Hillary Clinton.
The Washington Post reported McConnell, who attended the briefing in September, "voiced doubts about the veracity of the intelligence."
Citing several unnamed officials, The Post wrote that McConnell threatened to rebuke the Obama administration if it publicly challenged Russia.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/mitch-mcconnell-cia-russia-trump-election-2016-12
This is called treason and or a coup. Did McConnell know that the election was rigged
so he then blocked President Obama's pick for SCOTUS?
Hillary needs to challenge the results of the election and call for an audit of the vote.
safeinOhio
(32,632 posts)Botany
(70,442 posts).... a democrat win. And how many down ticket races were rigged too?
And who all knew about the Russians rigging the elections?
Trump?
McConnell?
Paul Ryan?
Bannon?
Dustlawyer
(10,494 posts)I am sure Trump knew the Russian fix was in.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)safeinOhio
(32,632 posts)First thing will be to concede Poland to him.
malthaussen
(17,175 posts)But the actual sequence doesn't matter. It appears the strategy is to rebuild Great Russia and join against China. That's how I read it.
-- Mal
KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)in re-acquiring Poland, nor even a rump Ukraine. Now removing NATO SAMs and ABMs from Polish territory, sure. That's a rational national security goal for the Russian Federation.
mpcamb
(2,868 posts)"Voiced doubts" based on what, exactly?
feelings?
Hey, they're as good as facts any day!
wordpix
(18,652 posts)with the help of US repugs
gademocrat7
(10,643 posts)Treasonous bastard.
Jacob Boehme
(789 posts)Mitch was so nasty as a kid, they had to tie a pork-chop around his neck so at least the freakin dog would play with him!
muriel_volestrangler
(101,262 posts)Here's a blog post written (by a former military intelligence officer), at first, after Obama announced the investigation, but before the NYT/WP stories about the CIA saying both parties had been hacked, but only the Democratic stuff sent to Wikileaks:
While it is now well documented that the Russians publicly compromised the Democrats, my real fear is that theyve privately compromised the Republicans. By doing so they not only make America look bad, and the idea of liberal democracy, both of which are among Putins strategic objectives. But they also have leverage and influence over the GOP the party that now controls both chambers of Congress, the Presidency, and a majority of state legislatures and state houses. Russia has believed that it is in a new Cold War with the US for well over a year. What better way to get an advantage by publicly compromising one political party in the US and privately compromising the other? And this is my biggest fear over the Russian cyber based influence operations in the 2016 Presidential election.
...
Update at 12:40 AM EST
The New York Times has now reported that Russia did indeed hack the GOP, they just did not release the information. So we do appear to have a public Russian kompromat of the Democrats and a private Russian kompromat of the Republicans. The only question that remains to be seen is what the Russians are leveraging their private kompromat of the Republicans for.
WASHINGTON American intelligence agencies have concluded with high confidence that Russia acted covertly in the latter stages of the presidential campaign to harm Hillary Clintons chances and promote Donald J. Trump, according to senior administration officials.
They based that conclusion, in part, on another finding which they say was also reached with high confidence that the Russians hacked the Republican National Committees computer systems in addition to their attacks on Democratic organizations, but did not release whatever information they gleaned from the Republican networks.
https://www.balloon-juice.com/2016/12/10/the-maskirovka-slips-viii-my-real-fear/
csziggy
(34,131 posts)There has been something "off" about many of the reactions from Republicans at the top. In addition to the establishment of a useful Putin puppet at the top of the ticket - and stopping the election of a powerful woman who always stood up to Putin - the Russian now have information that can be used to manipulate the Republican leaders.
As one commenter on that site said:
Mike G says:
December 10, 2016 at 12:37 am
I expect a Trump Administration to be as vigilant and effective on this issue as the Bush Administration was about terrorism for its first eight months in office lazy and disinterested if they cant make a buck or make political hay out of it. Because Republicans.
The short fingered vulgarian and his cadre seem uninterested in the intelligence briefings, even less than the GWBush crowd. I wonder what essential pieces of information they will ignore that could allow another massive attack on this country?
Kolesar
(31,182 posts)Out with it, son
pangaia
(24,324 posts)We mostly follow each other on FB... and PMs and see each other when traveling..
Those 'closest' to these events live in..
Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Finland, Germany, Czech Republic, South Korea, China, etc..
Their take on all this is really interesting, and actually a little varied...
They are much more detailed in their discussions, but to simplify it...
Putin is dangerous and is screwing the US, AND Russia..
The US does the same thing.. well, true..
The EU threatens Russia..
Russia is a threat to the entire world.
Most of these people are very, very aware of international events and politics.. WAY more than Americans..
I learn a great deal through these relationships.. I wish more Americans had such varied 'world' contacts to widen their sources of information...... even people here....
dragonlady
(3,577 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)People know in general, countries that crush democracy like China and Russia are dangerous. What to do to slow that down and reverse damages they cause is the question.
I say we spam the world with a free press access, radio, wifi, TV.
All people around the world would need to access FREE countries, and most have- is a radio, a simple cell phone or a TV.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)They weren't 'scared' to rake Clinton over the investigation coals for years and years.
Why are they 'scared' to fight back against cyber attacks against America? what will it take, malware to take down entire power grid before republicans wake up?
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Why do Republicans hate America?
cstanleytech
(26,220 posts)Don't get me wrong, I personally loath Mitch and the majority of his fellow Republicans but the truth is questioning a report like this is actually what politicians in our country are supposed to do regardless of party.
It's just to bad Mitch and his party totally failed the country at doing the same during the Bush administration and instead they rolled over and played dead.
shraby
(21,946 posts)that the machines should be protected against Russia and that they were hacking the election.
edited to add:
He also refused to fill a slot on the Supreme Court that might have to weigh in on what Russia was doing, and left the slot open for trump to fill. I firmly believe he knew about Russia when Scalia died and the opening came up.
Not only that, his wife was named to a post in the administration. Quid pro quo.
justhanginon
(3,289 posts)took care of a debt that was repaid rather quickly for obvious reasons.
Judi Lynn
(160,415 posts)[center]
Calista241
(5,585 posts)cstanleytech
(26,220 posts)and never has been treason.
Stand and Fight
(7,480 posts)They made themselves enemies by doing so.
Calista241
(5,585 posts)And you cannot pass a declaration of war now, and put someone on trial for acts of dis-loyalty committed in the past. Acts of dis-loyalty during peacetime are not considered treasonous. The treason clause of the Constitution applies only to disloyal acts committed during times of war.
Even Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were not tried for treason, and they actually took money in exchange for military secrets on how to build a nuclear bomb to the Soviet Union, as the Soviets were our ally in World War II.
Stand and Fight
(7,480 posts)Calista241
(5,585 posts)It was 1944 when a pilot defected to Germany during WW2.
Stand and Fight
(7,480 posts)wordpix
(18,652 posts)Justice
(7,185 posts)cstanleytech
(26,220 posts)who is willing to do whatever it takes to gain power.
rpannier
(24,326 posts)He'd have sung it from the senate floor as facts from on high
lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)jaxind
(1,074 posts)Did you hear the response from the Trump team about the CIA's statement that Russia was helping Trump win?? One part of their response was that the election is over...let's just move on. OK...too funny....the Republican Party, the Poster Child for investigations ad nauseum, wants us to just move on! With the Rethugs, I honestly don't know whether I should laugh or cry!
ReverendHeretic
(45 posts)jaxind
(1,074 posts)It is already clear that Trump is Putin's puppet. The Exxon head that Trump wants as Secretary of State, is Putin's buddy!
wordpix
(18,652 posts)Tanuki
(14,913 posts)on the American public, delivered by a brayng jackass who lost the popular vote by a wide margin, instead of the rightful nominee made by our president. McConnell has already demonstrated that he is an enemy of democracy and of our Constitution, so I am not at all surprised by this latest villainy.
MBS
(9,688 posts)possibly promote themselves as "patriotic?"
Just infuriating.
Yup, the behavior of Trump (and Flynn and Page and Manafort and Conway and the whole lot) and McConnell sure fits the definition of treason in my book, too.
We cannot let these people destroy this country.
Bear Creek
(883 posts)www.thenation.com/article/mitch-mcconnells-freighted-ties-shadowy-shipping-company
His wife being considered for cabinet post. Transportation hmmmmmm?
bucolic_frolic
(43,027 posts)and there was no autopsy
and from the hour he died, the Republicans, Abbott and McConnell in
particular, vowed there would be no hearings for any of Obama's
nominees. They knew how to create an election year issue.
Javaman
(62,497 posts)Botany
(70,442 posts)n/t
annabanana
(52,791 posts)Putin is probably his biggest contributor. (thanks Scalia)
ananda
(28,831 posts)Snark
Turbineguy
(37,285 posts)intelligence operation in history seems to be unraveling. Can the Republicans help the Russians get it back on track?
KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)never been slouches when it comes to clandestine ops, going back at least to the days of the Cheka and Dzerzhinksy.
blue neen
(12,319 posts)McConnell chose the Russians over America.
safeinOhio
(32,632 posts)Trump supporters will be call appeasers.
randr
(12,409 posts)I do recall one important briefing back in August of 2001 they ignored; but WTF could happen?
keithbvadu2
(36,640 posts)Blue Idaho
(5,036 posts)At least since the Miss Universe Pagent was held in the Russia. Since republicans have been chatting with Trump on his unsecure phone for at least a couple of years there is reason to believe the Russians also have dirt on republican elected officials like McConnell.
It's easy to believe that the Republican Party is more interested in defeating democrats and covering their own asses than the validity of our election process. They have become - in polite terms "Useful Assets" or as the Russians call them - "Useful Idiots."
C_U_L8R
(44,983 posts)I'm totally guessing but there could be
some well-thought strategy played out
by our team... and, just perhaps, Trump
and the Republicans have put their
collective head in the noose.
Again, just guessing and wishful thinking
but.. we do know our folks have the skills.
turbinetree
(24,683 posts)the Constitution that you swore to uphold, are you that completely corrupt and should be impeached--------------YES you are.
How fucking convenient that your wife the fascists gets a job in the fascist authoritarian regime called the Serial Predator (you fucking don't think he can be blacked mailed by Russia or China or some other state government)
You KNEW about this in September and you had the turtle balls to say that it was a lie and that the CIA was making this up. (I may not like the CIA in a lot of things) but I do not believe that they would lie about this jerk
I second the motion that you have no fucking conscience your a fucking hypocrite, right along with your fucking leadership team and Ryan and his fucking leadership team, and your are all agents of the FSB the state actor called Putin's intelligence agency of fucking Russia and the Wikileaks, surprise, there are no more fucking Wikileaks bullshit coming out---see a pattern here
http://www.nationalmemo.com/cia-russia-intervened-help-trump-win-white-house/
FU and the horse you road in on, you make $225,000 dollars a year off the backs of taxpayers that have died to protect elections, and the Constitution, so that you and your right wing fucking "republican" can be a fucking traitor Fuck you .
This election his here by null and void, and we should demand a a new election
Jacob Boehme
(789 posts)Bravo and well said!!!
turbinetree
(24,683 posts)especially the fascist republicans and demanding and telling them that the citizens of this country are not going to idly stand by this, this is just outrageous, this is not as business as usual, and it will not be "normalized", like the "media" is trying to do now, CNN had some "fascist republican", saying well Clinton lost and its time to move on-----------my answer to that Happy HS--------bite me.
The media should be hammering these people and saying we need to re-vote this BS that happened.
What did the state actor (Russia) do in Penn, Mich and Wis
To locate your Member on-line:
Switch Board for washing senators and congressional
(202) 224-3121
eppur_se_muova
(36,246 posts)They usually have the sense to be less blatant about it, but this Russian thing is bringing it out in the open. Now they're all having to admit that they don't care if Putin rigged the election (hey, didn't Vice Premier-Elect tRump tell us it was rigged?) as long as "their"guy -- who isn't really their guy but a useful sock puppet -- was eventually declared the winner.
Sam1
(498 posts)KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)kimbutgar
(21,040 posts)I bet our MSM will not report this one day tand sweep it under the table and forget. They liked the orange hitler ratings. Our media is corrupt and traitorous.
Grimelle
(219 posts)McConnell and Trump's reaction to Putin involvement in the elections
Putin hacked the RNC too and they need him to STFUP!
hollowdweller
(4,229 posts)That's our headline.
Botany
(70,442 posts)Isnt that called a bribe or a payback?
This was and is treason @ the highest levels. No doubt Chaffitz and Gowdy are going to hold long hearings into Putin having a computer server in Trumps HQ and the London based data mining and I.T. firm that was run by Russians that Trump paid millions
of $s to.
Can we now call Trump Putin Elect?
kwassa
(23,340 posts)and he will do anything to win.
Botany
(70,442 posts)We need trials and investigations.
I want to see Trump, McConnell, Bannon, Comey, and maybe even Ryan arrested for treason.
kwassa
(23,340 posts)They will do anything to stay in power.
Botany
(70,442 posts).... cheat in order to stay in power. Gerrymandering, a dirty media, election fraud,
voter suppression, fake news, calls out to racist/gun nuts/christian nut balls, and now
Russia hacking our elections?
A long time ago as a boy our next door neighbor in a middle class neighborhod in N.W.
PA was the county DA and his brother was Governor, Ray Shafer. It was a different time
but Gov. Shafer played w/the neighborhod kids and he was a great guy too. And he was
a liberal republican who supported civil rights, unions, education, infrastructure, and the
environment. His kind is long gone.
Can you think what Ike would say about the GOP getting Russian help in cheating in
an American election? This was a coup.
6000eliot
(5,643 posts)He and his wife are a couple of crooks.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)BigDemVoter
(4,149 posts)And several Repigs need to go to jail.
Botany
(70,442 posts)Before a single vote was cast, the election was fixed by GOP and Trump operatives.
Starting in 2013 just as the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act a coterie of Trump operatives, under the direction of Kris Kobach, Kansas Secretary of State, created a system to purge 1.1 million Americans of color from the voter rolls of GOPcontrolled states.
The system, called Crosscheck, is detailed in my Rolling Stone report,
The GOPs Stealth War on Voters, 8/24/2016.
Crosscheck in action:
Trump victory margin in Michigan: 13,107
Michigan Crosscheck purge list: 449,922
Trump victory margin in Arizona: 85,257
Arizona Crosscheck purge list: 270,824
Trump victory margin in North Carolina: 177,008
North Carolina Crosscheck purge list: 589,393
On Tuesday, we saw Crosscheck elect a Republican Senate and as President, Donald Trump. The electoral putsch was aided by nine other methods of attacking the right to vote of Black, Latino and Asian-American voters, methods detailed in my book and film, including Caging, purging, blocking legitimate registrations, and wrongly shunting millions to provisional ballots that will never be counted.
Kolesar
(31,182 posts)I have been looking for reports and not found it.
Your quote looks like Greg Palast. I looked on his site, too.
Botany
(70,442 posts)i have seen nothing about people being turned away from the polls but
I have seen stories about 88,000 people in MI showing up to vote but
skipping to vote for POTUS.
Kolesar
(31,182 posts)Beartracks
(12,793 posts)pbmus
(12,422 posts)Kleptocratic kakistrophic kremlin
ThoughtCriminal
(14,046 posts)Even Lenin did not realize how cheap it was to buy American Republicans. The Soviet Union probably spent trillions on a lost arms race. How much do you think this operation cost? $10 million? $20 million?
KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)wordpix
(18,652 posts)I'm guessing sex scandals and illegal oil and nuke weapons deals.
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)Or maybe how they talked about manipulating the masses that would fracture their base to smithereens
wordpix
(18,652 posts)He's straddling the fence, probably wondering if RNC hacked emails include anything of his that's embarrassing or questionable.
Cha
(296,767 posts)cabinet.. do the math.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)...it's OK for Putin to hack the American election in favor tRump, it's just not OK to let America know about it???
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,709 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)He looked seriously panicked; his speech was very fast and pressured. Smerconish pretty much let him run on and look like a maniac.
Spicer's big point? "The Russians did NOT hack the RNC."
Of COURSE they didn't. Why would they hack their ally?
wordpix
(18,652 posts)instead of hacking emails. As Don would say, "Ridiculous!"
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)I wonder what prompted that?