White House: Trump knew Russia was behind hacks before Election Day

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BY BROOKE SEIPEL at the Hill

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/310475-wh-suggests-trump-knew-russia-was-behind-hacks-before-election

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White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump knew before Election Day that Russia was behind a series of hacks on Democrats during the campaign.

"There’s ample evidence that was known long before the election and in most cases long before October about the Trump campaign and Russia — everything from the Republican nominee himself calling on Russia to hack his opponent," Earnest said. "It might be an indication that he was obviously aware and concluded, based on whatever facts or sources he had available to him, that Russia was involved and their involvement was having a negative impact on his opponent’s campaign."

Earnest added that might have been a reason Trump "was encouraging them to keep doing it," in reference to a speech Trump gave in July in which he asked Russia to reveal to find and publicly disclose emails deleted from Hillary Clinton's private server, a request he later called sarcastic.

Major news outlets widely covered emails stolen from John Podesta, Clinton's campaign manager, during the campaign, as well as intelligence sources who believed Moscow was behind the breach. Last week the CIA released a report saying the hacks were Russian interference interference in the election with the intention of helping elect Trump.


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[BeyondGeography]

1. He's disloyal

The CIA doesn't even want to tell them how they know what they know because he'll just turn the info over to Vlad. Because Trump Tower Moscow, you know.

[Lint Head]

2. And lied about it like he lied about everything else.

[hollowdweller]

3. I think it will come out that he was in on it. What then?

I don't think Obama wants to come out and say it because of the chaos it will cause.

Republicans would never agree to a do over and militias will mobilize so what happens??

[kentuck]

4. It doesn't matter.

There is not one Republican that will cross him, no matter what the facts are. It's over.

[blue cat]

5. They seem afraid of him.

He can destroy anyone now.