Anyone watching Rachel?

[dgibby]

She just broke the news that MSNBC has learned that US is planning some sort of cyber response to Russia's hacking of US email accounts, but that Pres. Obama hasn't signed off on it. This was leaked and is exclusive to MSNBC.

If this is true, why the hell would MSNBC report it, thereby giving Russia a heads up? Things just get stranger and stranger. Deliberate leak? CIA playing head games with Russia? Something that shouldn't have been leaked?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. An intentional leak; a shot across the bow.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

2. ^^^ This.

It's basically a way to tell the Russians to cool their jets.

I'll bet on our computer geeks against theirs any day.

[GP6971]

3. That would be my guess. n/t

[Ilsa]

8. That was my first thought. Furthermore,

It puts the kremlin on notice that other cyber invasions can perhaps be implemented against them, unannounced, by the US.

[Motley13]

4. hope they find proof of the maggot's connection to Putin

[Buckeye_Democrat]

7. Money connection shown.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/9/22/1573201/-Brian-Ross-ABC-News-Report-100s-of-Millions-of-dollars-paid-to-Donald-Trump-by-Russian-Oligarchs
Brian Ross ABC News Report: 100s of Millions of Dollars Paid to Donald Trump by Russian Oligarchs

Trump only cares about Trump, so I don't necessarily accuse him of being in cahoots with Russians beyond taking money.

The Russians, meanwhile, are surely hoping that the USA will be idiotic enough to elect that CLOWN.

[napi21]

5. Joe Biden said something similar. I think it was a clip shown on MTP Daily. Ran a clip of their

interview with Joe on Meet The Press Sunday show. I don't recall his exact words, but something like we know what to do and how to do it.

[pinboy3niner]

6. The U.S. had already said publicly that President Obama was considering a proportional response

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and GARDINER HARRIS OCT. 11, 2016

GREENSBORO, N.C. — President Obama is weighing a “proportional” response to Russia’s efforts to interfere with this fall’s election campaign through hacking, the White House announced Tuesday.

“The president has talked before about the significant capabilities that the U.S. government has to both defend our systems in the United States but also carry out offensive operations in other countries,” Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary, told reporters traveling with Mr. Obama on Air Force One to Greensboro, where he was holding a town hall-style meeting with students and campaigning for Hillary Clinton.

“There are a range of responses that are available to the president, and he will consider a response that is proportional,” Mr. Earnest said.

...

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/12/us/politics/obama-russia-hack-election.html?_r=0

[jaysunb]

9. I hope Trumps role in using doctored and stolen material will be

highlighted by the media and the Clinton camp....or for that matter ALL Democratic talkers. We need to have our Congress back in order to save the Country. This kind of behavior on top of all the character issues should peel off many more republicans and hopefully keep them home. js

[dgibby]

10. Thanks to everyone who posted.

I don't usually post and run, but something came up. I, too, hope they can nail Trump to all of this. Nothing like standing trial for sedition/treason.