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2016 Postmortem

pbmus

(12,444 posts) Wed Dec 14, 2016, 05:59 PM Dec 2016

Ample evidence..

The White House says there is "ample evidence" that Donald Trump knew about Russian interference before the election and that he was "encouraging them to keep doing it."

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

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Ample evidence.. (Original Post) pbmus Dec 2016 OP

Then it should be made public NOW. Not Friday night or Tuesday morning. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #1

Exactly.. pbmus Dec 2016 #2

Then put it out there! N/t TCJ70 Dec 2016 #3

I wish they had evidence but there is nothing in that article to suggest they do. mtnsnake Dec 2016 #4

Then put the evidence out there otherwise it sounds like shit talking and nothing else uponit7771 Dec 2016 #5

And Putin directly involved in election hacking! triron Dec 2016 #6

rzemanfl

(30,318 posts)

1. Then it should be made public NOW. Not Friday night or Tuesday morning. n/t

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 06:04 PM

Dec 2016

pbmus

(12,444 posts)

2. Exactly..

Reply to rzemanfl (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 06:06 PM

Dec 2016

TCJ70

(4,387 posts)

3. Then put it out there! N/t

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 06:07 PM

Dec 2016

mtnsnake

(22,236 posts)

4. I wish they had evidence but there is nothing in that article to suggest they do.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 06:10 PM

Dec 2016

"Calling on Russia to hack his opponent" is not evidence he knew about it beforehand, unfortunately.

uponit7771

(92,138 posts)

5. Then put the evidence out there otherwise it sounds like shit talking and nothing else

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 07:04 PM

Dec 2016

triron

(22,240 posts)

6. And Putin directly involved in election hacking!

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 07:31 PM

Dec 2016

wtf? Russia just decided our election for us and the Obama administration buries it's head in the sand. That's an attack on the US of the highest kind.

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