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Showing Original Post only (View all)"The hackers were paid by the Trump organisation, but were under the control of Vladimir Putin[ ]" [View all]
The December memo alleged that four Trump representatives travelled to Prague in August or September in 2016 for secret discussions with Kremlin representatives and associated operators/hackers, about how to pay hackers secretly for penetrating Democratic party computer systems and contingency plans for covering up operations.
Between March and September, the December memo alleges, the hackers used botnets and porn traffic to transmit viruses, plant bugs and steal data online from Democratic party leadership. Two of the hackers had been recruited under duress by the FSB the memo said. The hackers were paid by the Trump organisation, but were under the control of Vladimir Putins presidential administration.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/28/trump-russia-intelligence-uk-government-m16-kremlin
If that's true, and intelligence confirms this....holy balls.
And it needs to be shouted from the rooftops.
Why do I think that tidbit--and the possibility that it was confirmed--is what caused all the grim faces from the Senate Intelligence Committee after their FBI briefings a couple of months ago?
That's major, major, major stuff.
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"The hackers were paid by the Trump organisation, but were under the control of Vladimir Putin[ ]" [View all]
Tommy_Carcetti
Apr 2017
OP
Thats if its true the other possibility is that any Trump links to Russia are red herrings meant to
cstanleytech
Apr 2017
#26
McConnell was pretty sure he'd get a chance to vote on a GOP Supreme Court justice
More_Cowbell
Apr 2017
#90
and Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi, ... the vast right-wing conspiracy at work.
L. Coyote
Apr 2017
#105
China has indicated willingness to broker a deal... and has more influence than anyone over NK as
JudyM
Apr 2017
#96
Joined at 306p CT, first post (#20) at 309p, I alerted 313p.... I will be following this person
progree
Apr 2017
#38
Your insightful reply assures me that you'll be a valuable long-term member of DU.
mac56
Apr 2017
#27
uncharted territory. What does our constitution say about this sort of thing?
NRaleighLiberal
Apr 2017
#22
I don't think our founding fathers anticipated anything like this ever taking place.
herding cats
Apr 2017
#53
but i'm sure there was absolutely no tampering of the voting machines... nt
TheFrenchRazor
Apr 2017
#39
"everyone who colluded must be arrested, every EO and judicial nominee must be declared invalid"
L. Coyote
Apr 2017
#101
OMG. It's worse than I thought! Isn't this classified info that Feinstein is giving out? nt
Honeycombe8
Apr 2017
#62
The Feinstein pic is from a few weeks back, and just shows her reaction after the briefing.
Sculpin Beauregard
Apr 2017
#65
Trump involving the oversight chairs in the transistion compromised Congressional investigations.
L. Coyote
Apr 2017
#113
If this is accurate, does this mean the previous administration knew about it at a time
hughee99
Apr 2017
#69
Just wait til Sally Yates testifies before the Senate Crime/Terrorism subcommittee on May 8th
Mr. Ected
Apr 2017
#74
She's actually got a second testimony before the House intelligence committee, not yet scheduled
Mr. Ected
Apr 2017
#77
The pic is older, i was gonna use it along with everything else here for somewhere else
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2017
#78
Shit! I had just opened this page and there's Howard Dean on MSNBC, bringing it up!
calimary
Apr 2017
#79
Just to clarify, is this what Louise Mensch et al. have been reporting for the past several weeks?
Mr. Ected
Apr 2017
#80
The Steele Dossier II has been secret until this court filing got out, it seems.
L. Coyote
Apr 2017
#109
The whole admin needs to go. NO PENCE FOR PRESIDENT. ILLEGITIMATE ELECTION.
Sculpin Beauregard
Apr 2017
#87
Who is ready for the indictments? One of two grand juries nearly completing their work now.
L. Coyote
Apr 2017
#120
so what's the hold up?? Isn't odd that the peripheral players are mostly gone? Like they are
Laura PourMeADrink
May 2017
#135
FBI investigations: "two grand juries ... one is almost complete" #TrumpRussia
L. Coyote
May 2017
#136