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10/05/2017 4:45 am  #1


Bipartisan Consensus: The Russians Did Meddle

Senate Intelligence Heads Warn That Russian Election Meddling Continues

By NICHOLAS FANDOS  OCT. 4, 2017

WASHINGTON — The leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee delivered a stark warning on Wednesday to political candidates: Expect Russian operatives to remain active and determined to again try to sow chaos in elections next month and next year.

At a rare news conference, Senators Richard M. Burr, Republican of North Carolina and the committee’s chairman, and Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia and its vice chairman, broadly endorsed the conclusions of American spy agencies that said President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia directed a campaign of hacking and propaganda to disrupt the 2016 presidential election.

“The Russian intelligence service is determined — clever — and I recommend that every campaign and every election official take this very seriously,” Mr. Burr said.

“You can’t walk away from this and believe that Russia’s not currently active,” he added.

American intelligence agencies have concluded that Mr. Putin initially wanted to hurt Hillary Clinton’s candidacy, but later tried to explicitly help Donald J. Trump’s insurgent campaign. The senators said they have reached no conclusion on whether anyone around Mr. Trump was part of that effort.

“The issue of collusion is still open,” Mr. Burr said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/04/us/politics/senate-intelligence-committee-russia-election-trump.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0


We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists. 
 

10/05/2017 6:17 am  #2


Re: Bipartisan Consensus: The Russians Did Meddle

I doubt if you will hear THIS Administration saying much about it !! 


"Do not confuse motion and progress, A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress"
 
 

10/05/2017 6:30 am  #3


Re: Bipartisan Consensus: The Russians Did Meddle

This is a national security issue. It is well past time for the Trumpers to get over being thin skinned about their victory and deal with this. It is, after all, their job.


We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists. 
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