Trump had been briefed: Russia behind hacks

Posted by | October 11, 2016 10:00 | Filed under: Politics

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During Sunday’s presidential debate, Donald Trump once again claimed he has no idea whether or not Russia is attempting to hack this year’s US election. Problem number one: a statement from US intelligence officials last Friday specifically identifying Russian strongman Vladimir Putin as being tied to computer hacking. Problem number two:

A senior U.S. intelligence official assured NBC News that cybersecurity and the Russian government’s attempts to interfere in the 2016 election have been briefed to, and discussed extensively with, both parties’ candidates, surrogates and leadership, since mid-August. “To profess not to know at this point is willful misrepresentation,” said the official. “The intelligence community has walked a very thin line in not taking sides, but both candidates have all the information they need to be crystal clear.”



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David Hirsch, a.k.a. Dave "Doctor" Gonzo*, is a renegade record producer, video producer, writer, reformed corporate shill, and still-registered lobbyist for non-one-percenter performing artists and musicians. He lives in a heavily fortified compound in one of Manhattan's less trendy neighborhoods.

* Hirsch is the third person to use the pseudonym, a not-so-veiled tribute to journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, with the permission of his predecessors Gene Gaudette of American Politics Journal (currently webmaster and chief bottlewasher at Liberaland) and Stephen Meese at Smashmouth Politics.

6 responses to Trump had been briefed: Russia behind hacks

  1. crc3 October 11th, 2016 at 10:33

    Rump is a liar and denier on practically everything that spews out of his vile smelling mouth regardless of how many Tic-Tacs he eats. His closest allies can no longer cover up or protect him. He is isolated and it is a HUGELY BEAUTIFUL thing to see….

  2. Larry Schmitt October 11th, 2016 at 10:36

    Briefed by whom? Russia? Vlad called him personally.

  3. Suzanne McFly October 11th, 2016 at 17:16

    Well if it doesn’t support his message, he denies it just like his followers. I hope they have his signature on the document to show the story was given to him, I would hate to hear rump screaming after he loses that they did not provide him the same reports Hillary received.

  4. William October 11th, 2016 at 18:39

    I suppose like everything else, he ignored the facts because it didn’t fit his agenda. Also possible, his short attention span precluded the possibility of retaining any information. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ecbc3b4697fdadc6c95660386ee85f9164345501c306346e394a3a7dee10789b.png

  5. Willys41 October 11th, 2016 at 21:47

    My theory? Trump remembered that somebody told him something about the cyber, but he couldn’t remember WTF.

    • bpollen October 12th, 2016 at 05:57

      Cyber is very important. Very important.
      Like the nuclear. The nuclear is very important. So important.

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