US has notified Sanders that Russia is helping his campaign.

[apcalc]

Anybody surprised??

Washington post.....l think this is the link


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

[rzemanfl]

1. Not me. n/t

[madamesilverspurs]

2. Paywall

Can you give some details?


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[madashelltoo]

3. Nope!

They can hear the endless chants of, “Socialist!” That makes them smile.

[First Speaker]

4. This could be an opportunity for him...

...brutally denounce the Russian interference, and the GOP that aids and abets it. Say, in very plain language, that he rejects and renounces it, and publicly challenge Trump to do likewise. Set the sky on fire with this whole business. It could only help him, and only hurt the GOP, without harming the Democratic party in the least.

[First Speaker]

10. Actually, he's already done this...

...just read his statement. Good for him. Keep it up!

[Progressive dog]

5. Not surprised, it was expected.

[polichick]

6. Bernie's response was perfect...

Basically, that he doesn’t want Putin meddling in our elections, and as prez will make sure he doesn’t.

[CentralMass]

7. Let the public see it immediately. Directly from the intelligence sources.

[ChubbyStar]

9. Of Course!

Any threat that significant should be exposed immediately, with documentation!

[Gothmog]

8. 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.

[Kahuna7]

11. I'm not at all surprised. I rather expected it...

BREAKING: U.S. officials have told Sen. Bernie Sanders that Russia is attempting to help his presidential campaign

Link to tweet

[rockfordfile]

12. Well it's clear that Russia/Trump is behind the people disrupting the events

[Autumn]

13. Is there nobody in power that can do anything about Russia meddling in our campaigns and elections?

I suppose the next point will be "when will Bernie disown Russia's help with his campaign?"

[Cal Carpenter]

14. Sanders hasn't personally assembled an international team of intelligence experts and hackers

along with dozens of spies to deploy in Russia and stop this. So obviously he isn't doing nearly enough, and is in bed with Putin, and the whole election is illegitimate!!1!

(eta: turning off the sarcasm to acknowledge that the meddling does actually put into question a lot of our election process which is really really fucked up, but we knew that before today's news.)

[apcalc]

16. It is clear that Russia considers the sanders campaign an asset to their goals.

[crazylikafox]

15. Sanders was told about this a month ago

He said nothing until he was outed by the Washington Post today