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| Trump confirms he OK'd US cyberattack against Russia in 2018: report |
| 2020-07-11 |
| [FoxNews] President Trump acknowledged this week that in 2018 he authorized a covert U.S. cyberattack against a Russian “troll farm,” according to a report. The attack targeted Russia’s Internet Research Agency, the St. Petersburg organization that led Russian efforts to disrupt the 2016 U.S. presidential election and was repeating its efforts ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, The Washington Post reported. In an interview with Post columnist Marc A. Thiessen, Trump said he OK’d the U.S. operation after receiving an intelligence report about Russia’s activities. “Look, we stopped it,” the president said, contrasting his action with what he claimed was former President Barack Obama’s reluctance to take action in 2016. According to Thiessen, Trump claimed Obama “said nothing” about Russian interference that year because he thought Hillary Clinton was going to win the race for the White House against Trump. Trump said Obama “knew before the election that Russia was playing around. Or, he was told. Whether or not it was so or not, who knows? And he said nothing. And the reason he said nothing was that he didn’t want to touch it because he thought [Clinton] was winning because he read phony polls. So, he thought she was going to win.“ |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #2 The article specifically mention the cyber-attack was against a Russian "troll farm", not against Russian itself. Basically, "swatting a fly"! |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2020-07-11 11:13 |
| #1 Hot take: Trump is a Russian Stooge Retake: Trump is a warmongering adventurist. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2020-07-11 09:30 |