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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSessions admitted they haven't done one damn thing about russian election theft.
he's been busy.
God help us.
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Sessions admitted they haven't done one damn thing about russian election theft. (Original Post)
spanone
Nov 2017
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SFnomad
(3,473 posts)1. So Sessions has been too busy to protect the cornerstone of our democracy? n/t
spanone
(135,873 posts)2. that's what he said.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)3. republicans are handing America over to the freaking kremlin
Lock up the republican TreasonWeasels who are betraying American democracy.
Solly Mack
(90,785 posts)4. Too busy tearing it down to save it.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,749 posts)6. We had to destroy the country to save it.
Solly Mack
(90,785 posts)7. Yep. They probably do think that way.
VOX
(22,976 posts)5. U.S. attacked by a hostile foreign power, and...nothing.
Youd almost believe they were in cahoots.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)8. He's on Team Russia. Of course he hasn't stopped them.
PDittie
(8,322 posts)9. No excuse for inaction.
But the Russians did not steal the election.
Last year, Homeland Security disclosed that 21 states' election systems had been targeted by Russian hackers. There was no evidence they actually penetrated the systems. Experts likened the activity to a burglar jiggling a doorknob to see if it is locked.
http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Local-voting-districts-seen-as-crucial-to-12331682.php
The primary and most serious Russian problem is one of collusion. It's a felony under the Logan Act, but it's up to Congress to prosecute the crime. And that appears unlikely.