This article... this is your proof? Really boomer?
https://www.google.com/amp/amp.timeinc.net/time/4828306/russian-hacking-election-widespread-private-data/?source=dam
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In one case, investigators found there had been a manipulation of voter data in a county database but the alterations were discovered and rectified, two sources familiar with the matter tell TIME. Investigators have not identified whether the hackers in that case were Russian agents.
If they're not even sure it was the Russians who hacked that data base boom, how do they know even if Trump was involved? Why is that incident even germane to this investigation?
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Congressional investigators are probing whether any of this stolen private information made its way to the Trump campaign, “If any campaign, Trump or otherwise, used inappropriate data the questions are, How did they get it? From whom? And with what level of knowledge?” the former top Democratic staffer on the
House Intelligence Committee, Michael Bahar, tells TIME. “That is a crux of the investigation."
But what has been revealed? I haven't heard of ANY Trump involvement have you?
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No one contacted for this story said they had seen evidence that the stolen, private, data had actually made its way to the Trump campaign.
Seems the reporters of the story are refuting their own reporting, or if Trump is/was involved with any Russians, they're not alleging it in this piece.
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Both intelligence committees are looking at whether and how the intrusions could have furthered Russia’s larger strategic goals of undermining U.S. democracy, hurting Hillary Clinton and helping Donald Trump.
Yes wouldn't we all like to know that boom? But why have they been unable to lay it out given the almost certain nature of the reporting that some sort of "collusion" between Trump and the Russians occurred? if it was so pervasive, why is it so hard to find?
except:
During the run up to the vote, Obama Administration cyber-security officials took steps to prepare for
widespread voter registration manipulation, fearing Russia might seek to cause chaos at polling places to undermine the credibility of the election. Current and former law enforcement and intelligence officials say Russia could also have tried to use stolen voter data to gain leverage over witting or unwitting accomplices in the Trump camp, by involving them in a broader conspiracy.
Again, they're reporting this as if it happened. Where is there any evidence for any of this actually occurring? It's one thing to suggest it as a possibility, quite another to bring forth evidence it actually went down as it's alleged here. I asked you for specific information on how the Russians influenced the vote, you linked me to speculation?
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Cyber-security officials testifying at the Senate hearing acknowledged for the first time the extent of the Russian effort to interfere with the election. Twenty-one states saw such intrusions last year, a senior official from the Department of Homeland Security, Jeanette Manfra, said. None of the intrusions affected the vote count itself, all the officials testified.
So here they report on some specific incidents that apparently were investigated and attempts that were made by Russians to influence votes, but as is stated not one vote was changed despite these efforts to change them! And where's Trump in all of this?
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Michael Daniel, who led the White House effort to secure the vote against the Russian intrusions, “We had to assume that they actually tried to at least rattle the doorknobs on all 50,(states) and we just happened to find them in a few of them.
Once again, no mention here on how votes were changed or exactly what it is the Russians did to influence cast ballots...and no where was Trump mentioned.
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As far as officials have been able to determine, the number of actual successful intrusions, where Russian agents gained sufficient access to attempt to alter, delete or download any information, was “less than a dozen,” current and former officials say.
This paragraph speaks for itself. No Trump, no collusion, no effect.
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In addition to the threat to the vote we were also very concerned about the public confidence in the integrity of the electoral system.
But in my opinion, they're looking in the wrong place boom. It was the Dems who tried to rig their election process in favor of Hillary, Dems had dead people voting in their districts, and illegal unregistered aliens casting ballots. What did Trump or the Russians have to do with ANY of
that?
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Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating whether any laws were broken in relation to the Russian attack. The Congressional intelligence probes also seek to determine the nature and scope of the Russian espionage operation in order to protect future elections.
I agree with this summation, as it's about the only thing provable in this whole story you offered as proof of Trump/Russian collusion.
Honestly, this is weak boomer. It's filled with suppositions, unsubstantiated claims, non documented scenarios, unverified facts, and suggestions of what could have happened or may have happened.
This is why the media is doing us such a disservice over this story, they have you and many others convinced it's already a fact, without any facts to back it up.
Post me boom when any of this suggested here is proven and they explain exactly how it helped Trump steal the election from Hillary for the Russians OK?
