MSNBC's Chuck Todd Speculates Russians Could Be Behind Mail Bombs

[DonViejo]

by Tamar Auber | Oct 25th, 2018, 9:09 pm

On Thursday, MSNBC’s Chuck Todd suggested that some sort of Russian operation could be behind the package bombs that were sent to CNN, the Obamas, the Clintons and others. Todd’s comments came during a panel discussion on MSNBC about how the mail bombs are a clear reflection of the divisive atmosphere that we are living in today.

“I have this fear it could be some Russian operation, too, designed to do what’s happening now,” Todd said Thursday. “In some ways, we shouldn’t rule out anything. It is dividing us.”

As of Thursday night, no suspects have been identified in the mail bomb operation. However, investigators appear confident that forensic evidence can yield clues, especially given the fact none of the bombs actually went off.

“They are leaving evidence, they’re leaving telltale signs,” expert Todd Burke told NBC in a separate report, noting the person or persons behind the bomb will eventually get caught. “There’s always a signature somewhere. Bombs and things like that, there are signatures, as much as they may try to avoid it. In fact, sometimes by trying to avoid it, they’re leaving more signatures.”

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[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. Riiiiiight... Chuckles the Clown strikes again!

[ck4829]

2. American right wingers are perfectly capable of doing this by themselves

[MaryMagdaline]

3. Anything but a white male MAGABOMBER

Those complicit with this administration will always help to cover their tracks

[RhodeIslandOne]

15. Russians aren't white?

They also openly rooted for and rigged the last election in Shitstain’s favor. They are all complicit in this illegitimate government.

[C_U_L8R]

4. There's just as much evidence that Trump sent them himself

Chuck is playing the rightwing diversion game here. How about some real investigative journalism instead of a bunch of hyperventilated bullshit, Chuck?

[dewsgirl]

6. I have less patience with this guy than I do Morning Joe and that's

saying a lot.

[HAB911]

7. South Florida mail center

may have been sent from Mar-a-Lego

[NewJeffCT]

11. it's only about an hour drive

from Mar-A-Lago to Opa-Locka, where they supposedly found the mail bomb.

[DrDan]

5. seems like the Russians would have targeted Repubs - angering the base into voting

[OnDoutside]

19. Exactly, this isn't going to help Republicans.

[dalton99a]

8. Not Russian. Evidence points to a Chinese person sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds

The Chinese are behind this

[spanone]

9. Right Chuck and it could also be Bozo the Clown

[Iterate]

10. It's not "Russians", it's Putin, and he only bombs apartments.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_apartment_bombings

I expect any journalist to understand as much. Makes me wonder what Todd does with his time. The Wasserman Schultz obsession does have a slight Putin taint though, as that division was heavily promoted by them, perhaps even more than the Trump campaign did.

[beachbum bob]

12. lol, I hope its true...but we know its not

[brooklynite]

13. As far as conspiracy theories go, it's better than the one's suggested here.....

[shanny]

14. get the hook. srsly nt

[Proud Liberal Dem]

16. Irresponsible speculation IMHO

Trump is dividing us just fine without help from the Russians

[OAITW r.2.0]

17. I don't think that can be discounted.

Certainly possible for Russia to be screwing with the American people and our elections once again. I wouldn't rule it out.

[LAS14]

18. The fact that none went off troubles me. Well... I'm glad none went off, but...

... it suggests to me that they were never intended to go off. And that they were put together by a very knoweldgeable person who could gather all the ingredients, not leave fingerprints, and set them up to look like they didn't go off by dint of incompetence. If it were really incompetence, then some would have gone off, right?

I'd rather it be a Russian than a left wing nut.