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KewlKat

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12. It was newsweek, and as usual the media didn't give Kurt's work much of a look

Reply to Cracklin Charlie (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 09:43 AM

Dec 2016

This came out BEFORE the election, but did no good.

Why Vladimir Putin’s Russia Is Backing Donald Trump
By Kurt Eichenwald On 11/4/16 at 5:50 AM

Trump’s behavior, however, has at times concerned the Russians, leading them to revise their hacking and disinformation strategy. For example, when Trump launched into an inexplicable attack on the parents of a Muslim-American soldier who died in combat, the Kremlin assumed the Republican nominee was showing himself psychologically unfit to be president and would be forced by his party to withdraw from the race. As a result, Moscow put its hacking campaign temporarily on hold, ending the distribution of documents until Trump stabilized, both personally and in the polls, according to reports provided to Western intelligence.

http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-russia-hillary-clinton-united-states-europe-516895

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July 27th was the day Trump invited Russia to hack Hillary Clinton's emails... [View all] KittyWampus Dec 2016 OP

They got rewarded by the press, by the left, by the GOP, and the FBI leftofcool Dec 2016 #1

"The left"? Cooley Hurd Dec 2016 #10

There was some discussion in the days just before the election... Cracklin Charlie Dec 2016 #2

I hope you're able to find the article because I really want to read it. hedda_foil Dec 2016 #4

It was newsweek, and as usual the media didn't give Kurt's work much of a look KewlKat Dec 2016 #12

Yes he did say that. HRC called him on it during one of the debates..don't recall his lame reply n/t iluvtennis Dec 2016 #3

Thank you for this, KW.. is there a link? Cha Dec 2016 #5

Hun, it's a simple quick google. It was reported widely by "real news". KittyWampus Dec 2016 #6

Ah... I do remember it.. thank you. Cha Dec 2016 #7

Cha, Here you go. Also has the video of the Con KewlKat Dec 2016 #13

Thank you, KewlKat! Cha Dec 2016 #14

Just 4 myself, I try to think like a juror making judgment based on actual presented evidence nikto Dec 2016 #8

Here's a piece of evidence for you. From Harry Reid's deputy chief of staff robbedvoter Dec 2016 #9

i have no doubt the evidence exists but would be quite upsetting. uncle ray Dec 2016 #15

they know the individual who hacked into the DNC and Podesta and who he works with. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #16

Yes, but YOU and I don't---That's the point nikto Dec 2016 #18

Freakin ass-ugly anti-American Republican traitors Achilleaze Dec 2016 #11

k&r bigtree Dec 2016 #17