So there was interference but no one benefited from it?

[boston bean]

Damn they must think we are dumb elitists.

[dalton99a]

1. 400-lb hackers trying to find their way around, meaning no harm

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Setting out the elements of the crimes in the indictment

doesn't require establishing or alleging who benefited. The crime charged in the indictment is the hack, and it's not necessary to allege the result in order to charge the crime. The indictment would also have to contain credible allegations that the people being indicted did the crime. The result may have occurred, but maybe someone else was responsible, and further indictments will be forthcoming.

[nolabear]

3. Not really what was said. The investigation is still going on.

He can’t say anything until there’s proof that can be presented. Though I admit the cherry picking will likely be galling. Hang in there.

[Wwcd]

4. True. So the Russians didn't alter the machines..then who did?

It leaves open US groups, China, Saudi, ..
I'm going with Hacker groups right here in the USA.

There were similar questions of discrepancies in previous elections.
The machine hacking did indeed take place, if it wasn't the 12 Russians named today, then we start looking at groups in the US.
And there are certainly a few.
Diebold & the aging voting machines, for starters..

This DNC hack & voter data theft is one step that will eventually lead to Mercers, DeVos/Spectrum & eventually who affected the machine tallies in Key States.

[shanny]

5. Who said no one benefited?

"...they hacked into Democratic email accounts during the 2016 U.S. presidential election and released stolen information in the months before Americans headed to the polls, the Justice Department said Friday." --Associated Press

One thing they didn't say, though, was a word about changing voting machine totals, despite what some are assuming.

[NCTraveler]

6. I don't think that is what was said.

Seems like just the opposite.

[stevenleser]

7. Just-a good old boys, never meanin' no harm

Sorry that’s just immediately what I thought of when I saw your OP title.

Sure, no harm meant and no benefit to anyone. Sure uh huh.