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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDid the Russians Hack DNC and release email to help Trump?
Perhaps as important as the emails contents is who may have leaked them. The leak is believed to be the fruit of a network intrusion that was discovered last month by the DNC. According to security firms who spoke to the Washington Post,
that was the work of hackers associated with the Russian government, raising the possibility that a foreign government is trying to manipulate the US election.
http://www.vox.com/2016/7/23/12261020/dnc-email-leaks-explained
On CNN Democratic Official suggest the Russians Released the email to influence the election....
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Did the Russians Hack DNC and release email to help Trump? (Original Post)
heresAthingdotcom
Jul 2016
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lapfog_1
(29,205 posts)1. Yes... obviously - n/t
Southerncomfy
(117 posts)2. Simply put; YES
B Calm
(28,762 posts)3. Who was the DNC trying to help?
still_one
(92,219 posts)4. Won't matter, it isn't going to help Trump
Scuba
(53,475 posts)5. Why did the DNC open themselves up for criticism by violating their own rules?
Boxerfan
(2,533 posts)7. It would be best not to rise to the bait...
So very often.
Tends to tarnish ones motives.
tallahasseedem
(6,716 posts)6. Does the sun rise in the East?
Yes.
Raspol
(20 posts)8. Russia didn't hack the RNC
That's an indicator of what's going on here.