The Russians are coming!!! The Russians are coming!!!

[lindysalsagal]

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-officials-putin-personally-involved-u-s-election-hack-n696146

U.S. Officials: Putin Personally Involved in U.S. Election Hack
by WILLIAM M. ARKIN, KEN DILANIAN and CYNTHIA MCFADDEN

U.S. intelligence officials now believe with "a high level of confidence" that Russian President Vladimir Putin became personally involved in the covert Russian campaign to interfere in the U.S. presidential election, senior U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News.

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1. The news just keeps getting worse and worse.

Treasonous Trump and Benedict McConnell.

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2. Everybody to get from strit.

By William Arkin?

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. Emergency emergency everyone to get from stret

Alan Arkin

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5. Alan Arkin.

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3. From the link:

"The latest intelligence said to show Putin's involvement goes much further than the information the U.S. was relying on in October, when all 17 intelligence agencies signed onto a statement attributing the Democratic National Committee hack to Russia."

"The statement said officials believed that "only Russia's senior-most officials could have authorized these activities." That was an intelligence judgment based on an understanding of the Russian system of government, which Putin controls with absolute authority."

"Now the U.S has solid information tying Putin to the operation, the intelligence officials say. Their use of the term "high confidence" implies that the intelligence is nearly incontrovertible."

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6. PBS just asked a cyberintelligence contractor if the FBI's

call to a low-level IT subcontractor -- notifying the DNC that the Russians had hacked them -- and never following up with high-level personnel after being blowing off by the IT guy! -- was standard procedure for the FBI.

The expert from Crowdstrike, whose group uncovered the Russians very quickly after being called in months too late, made some excuse about how many of these things the FBI handles each day, and then gave up the attempt to make excuses for the FBI and said no. He suggested the FBI might even have taken a couple minutes to drive over to the DNC and notify them in person.

Hell no, of course.

My questions are, who in the FBI gave instructions to fail to properly notify the DNC?
Was Comey acting on his own or colluding with others to throw the election to the Republicans?

[lindysalsagal]

7. I want Comey in jail. Right friggin now. Treason. Pre-meditated.

[Hortensis]

8. Comey is in the DC headquarters in DC, the DNC nearby.

The FBI was monitoring Russian activity against the DNC all the while the DNC was unaware.

Yes, it seems likely Comey should go to prison for so long he never walks out, and anyone who acted with him. And I agree treason against the American people is the appropriate word. In this case, he warred against the US and betrayed the US to Russia.

Under Article III, Section 3, of the Constitution, any person who levies war against the United States or adheres to its enemies by giving them Aid and Comfort has committed treason within the meaning of the Constitution. The term aid and comfort refers to any act that manifests a betrayal of allegiance to the United States, such as furnishing enemies with arms, troops, transportation, shelter, or classified information. If a subversive act has any tendency to weaken the power of the United States to attack or resist its enemies, aid and comfort has been given.

[Blue Owl]

9. Red Don III: Orange Peril

n/t

[WhiteTara]

10. The Russians are HERE!

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11. +1

[Generator]

12. Well I know this should be obvious

But Putin would be fine with not just weakening but destroying America. I'm sure he would be fine with being number one power in the world. So he saw the perfect person at the right time to do that. And that is why Republicons should care and get Trump the fuck out of there. But they take party and power over America. So Putin will have his day.