Washington Post just reported that the Bernie Sanders has been briefed by US officials that a Russia

[still_one]

Is trying to help his presidential campaign

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/bernie-sanders-briefed-by-us-officials-that-russia-is-trying-to-help-his-presidential-campaign/2020/02/21/5ad396a6-54bd-11ea-929a-64efa7482a77_story.html%3foutputType=amp

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Why on earth would they do that?

Oh, now I see.....

[Gothmog]

2. Bernie Sanders briefed by U.S. officials that Russia is trying to help his presidential campaign

Link to tweet

U.S. officials have told Sen. Bernie Sanders that Russia is attempting to help his presidential campaign as part of an effort to interfere with the Democratic contest, according to people familiar with the matter.

President Trump and lawmakers on Capitol Hill have also been informed about the Russian assistance to the Vermont senator, according to people familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence.

It is not clear what form that Russian assistance has taken. U.S. prosecutors found a Russian effort in 2016 to use social media to boost Sanders campaign against Hillary Clinton, part of a broader effort to hurt Clinton, sow dissension in the American electorate and ultimately help elect Donald Trump.

“I don’t care, frankly, who Putin wants to be president,” Sanders said in a statement to The Washington Post. “My message to Putin is clear: stay out of American elections, and as president I will make sure that you do.

[BootinUp]

3. Lol. Nt

[nolabear]

17. Yeeeeah, how about now?

[Cal Carpenter]

4. Link:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/bernie-sanders-briefed-by-us-officials-that-russia-is-trying-to-help-his-presidential-campaign/2020/02/21/5ad396a6-54bd-11ea-929a-64efa7482a77_story.html

U.S. officials have told Sen. Bernie Sanders that Russia is attempting to help his presidential campaign as part of an effort to interfere with the Democratic contest, according to people familiar with the matter.

President Trump and lawmakers on Capitol Hill have also been informed about the Russian assistance to the Vermont senator, according to people familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence.

It is not clear what form that Russian assistance has taken. U.S. prosecutors found a Russian effort in 2016 to use social media to boost Sanders campaign against Hillary Clinton, part of a broader effort to hurt Clinton, sow dissension in the American electorate and ultimately help elect Donald Trump.

“I don’t care, frankly, who Putin wants to be president,” Sanders said in a statement to The Washington Post. “My message to Putin is clear: stay out of American elections, and as president I will make sure that you do.

“In 2016, Russia used internet propaganda to sow division in our country, and my understanding is that they are doing it again in 2020. Some of the ugly stuff on the internet attributed to our campaign may well not be coming from real supporters.”

[Moderateguy]

5. Well he better investigate this

Or Trump will do it for him and the results won’t be pretty

[UniteFightBack]

6. Well at least he can't deny it anymore. nt

[NurseJackie]

7. Of course they are. They want to help Trump win by giving him the WEAKEST opponent.

[YOHABLO]

8. The only thing that can sow division is ignorance. Not propaganda.

[Kingofalldems]

9. We cannot let the Russian government determine our nominee.

The US gov't will do nothing so someone might need to step aside for the good of all.

[Bettie]

10. So, if Sanders wins

you'll say it is 100% due to Russia and has nothing to do with ideas?

And if Biden wins it is of course, 100% due to his perfection and goodness, right?

[Kingofalldems]

11. Actually I'd be happy with anyone other than Sanders.

We now know the Russians are helping him.

[Bettie]

12. And alienating his supporters

is your best play?

Demand that he drop out? I don't see where that is a winning strategy either.

Do you want the party to repudiate him at the convention, have the party chair direct the delegates to choose someone else even if he has the delegates necessary for a win?

Or is it the idea that the left isn't important enough of a voting block and can safely be jettisoned?

[Kingofalldems]

13. What do you propose we do?

And BTW, I love Sen. Warren.

[Bettie]

16. I don't know

but right now, I'd just like us to calm the heck down and wait to see what happens in the next couple of primaries.

We know nothing. We don't have enough data to know what direction anything is going, nearly half of our party is undecided at this point.

So, waiting a hot second might be the best option.

[krissey]

14. And Sanders doesn't care. He will show them when he is president. This is Sanders fail, again

showing us his inability to grasp the point. He is being put up because they know he will lose and never be the President.

[Cha]

15. Really?!