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the former British intelligence operative and his vast network throughout Europe
Those sources also said that once Mr. Trump became the nominee, further investigation was funded by groups and donors supporting Hillary Clinton.
Some of the allegations were first reported publicly in Mother Jones one week before the election.
Intel chiefs presented Trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him - CNNPolitics.com
So according to CNN the Hillary campaign not only possibly benefitted from foreign influence there is evidence that it was funded by groups and donors that supported Hillary........
Where is the outrage? My bad, I forgot that it was perfectly acceptable as long as it was for Hillary.......
Intel chiefs presented Trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him - CNNPolitics.com
So according to CNN the Hillary campaign not only possibly benefitted from foreign influence there is evidence that it was funded by groups and donors that supported Hillary........
Where is the outrage? My bad, I forgot that it was perfectly acceptable as long as it was for Hillary.......
Intel chiefs presented Trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him - CNNPolitics.com
So according to CNN the Hillary campaign not only possibly benefitted from foreign influence there is evidence that it was funded by groups and donors that supported Hillary........
Where is the outrage? My bad, I forgot that it was perfectly acceptable as long as it was for Hillary.......
I am not picking up on where you think the outrage should be. That the foreign operatives collected compromising information on both candidates but only leaked that involving Hillary? Or that the Hillary campaign and/or supporters paid for people to dig up dirt on Trump?
So here we have all the U.S. intelligence agencies and the operatives who paid to have it collected having this information since at least August but they didn't release it before the November election? It is just coming out now after the election results are certified and Trump is writing his inauguration speech?
Somehow that just doesn't pass the smell test.
The full quote, for context...
"The raw memos on which the synopsis is based were prepared by the former MI6 agent, who was posted in Russia in the 1990s and now runs a private intelligence gathering firm. His investigations related to Mr. Trump were initially funded by groups and donors supporting Republican opponents of Mr. Trump during the GOP primaries, multiple sources confirmed to CNN. Those sources also said that once Mr. Trump became the nominee, further investigation was funded by groups and donors supporting Hillary Clinton."
Here's another from your source...
"These senior intelligence officials also included the synopsis to demonstrate that Russia had compiled information potentially harmful to both political parties, but only released information damaging to Hillary Clinton and Democrats. This synopsis was not an official part of the report from the intelligence community case about Russian hacks, but some officials said it augmented the evidence that Moscow intended to harm Clinton's candidacy and help Trump's, several officials with knowledge of the briefings tell CNN."
Selective outrage?
I was merely pointing out statements that seem to be overlooked. The source even contradicts itself when it states that the information was leaked by Mother Jones. They have an article from October that does report on some of the allegations.
So foreign agents provided anti Trump documents that was published before the election. It is the same exact thing people are upset about Trump/wikileaks. The only difference is the amount of publicity each got.
I am not picking up on where you think the outrage should be. That the foreign operatives collected compromising information on both candidates but only leaked that involving Hillary? Or that the Hillary campaign and/or supporters paid for people to dig up dirt on Trump?
So here we have all the U.S. intelligence agencies and the operatives who paid to have it collected having this information since at least August but they didn't release it before the November election? It is just coming out now after the election results are certified and Trump is writing his inauguration speech?
Somehow that just doesn't pass the smell test.
Only Mother Jones actually reported the leaks about Trump before the election. So it wasn't that only one side was leaked.
Intel chiefs presented Trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him - CNNPolitics.com
So according to CNN the Hillary campaign not only possibly benefitted from foreign influence there is evidence that it was funded by groups and donors that supported Hillary........
Where is the outrage? My bad, I forgot that it was perfectly acceptable as long as it was for Hillary.......
I didn't know that, but if that is the case it does make one wonder how Mother Jones got the information and from whom.
This is the norm. During primaries members of a party hire investigators to dig up dirt on their opponents. After the primaries the information that wasn't used gets purchased by the opposition party. It is sleezy as **** but it is the norm.
It isn't the same as a foreign government getting involved.
The problem is they have yet to prove a government was involved with wikileaks. If it were to be proven a former KGB agent was tied to WikiLeaks there would be people losing their minds. This information has actual ties to a foreign government where the wikileaks documents have not.
You mean it has ties to a foreign private firm working for American politicians? I understand completely if you don't like that. I don't like it. But it is common practice.
I understand that it is common practice, I'm just trying to illustrate how ridiculous this outrage over wikileaks is.
Answer me this, what would the reaction be if it is found that a former KGB agent provided Assange with the wikileaks documents?
Fair point. People would be more upset.
Ahem...
I read that entire article you cited and there is not ONE word about anyone "benefiting", in fact it raises alarms or should.
In your haste to deny even the slightest accusation about Trump you missed the part where it said:
"The allegations were presented in a two-page synopsis that was appended to a report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. The allegations came, in part, from memos compiled by a former British intelligence operative, whose past work US intelligence officials consider credible. The FBI is investigating the credibility and accuracy of these allegations, which are based primarily on information from Russian sources, but has not confirmed many essential details in the memos about Mr. Trump."
I don't know, we aren't the most patriotic of countries, but I'm pretty sure anyone in Canada did what Trump is proven to have done, passed secrets to the Russians I suspect Canada would be heating up the tar and feathers..
I never thought I would see an American support a foreign power spying.
Intel chiefs presented Trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him - CNNPolitics.com
So according to CNN the Hillary campaign not only possibly benefitted from foreign influence there is evidence that it was funded by groups and donors that supported Hillary........
Where is the outrage? My bad, I forgot that it was perfectly acceptable as long as it was for Hillary.......
Just curious, do you know that the Russian hacking efforts did not only have to do with emails and elections? Would you like Putin in charge of your electrical grid? No Outrage There?
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