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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAll this Russian interference. Where was the government during the last election?
Really. Where was the government? Why weren't there even hints all this shit was stirring. The sheer magnitude of even the partial knowledge we now have is massive. I find it stretching credulity to think our government didn't know a lot of it.
Of COURSE the government knew.
How did they let it get to where it got to?
How did they allow us to end the election with President Trump?
Irish_Dem
(47,095 posts)Greed, corruption and desire for power is more important to them than the future of our country.
Stinky The Clown
(67,799 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,095 posts)Dems were stunned.
triron
(22,003 posts)I am bewildered.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)people in general including the media just focused on the freak show, even today same thing..stupid, moron tweeting on "personal account" internet dominates America.
Irish_Dem
(47,095 posts)But I do think that in retrospect he wishes he had done more.
Javaman
(62,530 posts)if the investigators actually do their job correctly, we will find that the corruption is systemic among the republicans.
that's if they do their jobs correctly.
I have a feeling that tRump will get off with a slap on the hand but many of his underlings will either be found guilty or willing fall on their swords.
after nixon, the repukes got the shit scared out of them. I believed they vowed at that point never to be caught red handed again without some dems being caught up in the mix as well. that makes it that much easier to make all the bad things all magically go away.
Irish_Dem
(47,095 posts)Nothing matters to them except money and power.
Javaman
(62,530 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,095 posts)jrthin
(4,836 posts)LAS14
(13,783 posts)She reports on a Yahoo special (not sure how you find it) about October 7, 2016, when Hurricane Matthew, Pussy-gate and something else (can't remember) dominated the news, and 30 minutes were devoted to the government's release of news about Russian interference with the election. It was mind-boggling. We were there and didn't notice what was happening.
Not Ruth
(3,613 posts)LAS14
(13,783 posts)This documents why the government's release of the news about Russian interference was ignored.... Well... maybe not the whole "why." The MSM could have done better.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/64-hours-october-one-weekend-blew-rules-american-politics-2-162827162.html
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)refused to move on President Obama's request for releasing the Hacking information.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Republicans blocked that dossier from their own voters, from the government. Ds turned it over to the FBI and CIA, by then it was wayyy to late.
cilla4progress
(24,734 posts)To have a thumb on the scales when trump was accusing a rigged election.
elleng
(130,912 posts)A big actual mistake, notwithstanding 'appearances.'
JI7
(89,250 posts)from right wing elements in the FBI.
while keeping quiet about the Russian involvement.
Obama wanted to do it with mcconnell but mcconnell is a scumbag. and he thought doing it alone would hurt more since they would start claiming it's proof of Obama rigging the election . remember the right wing reaction to Bill Clinotn meeting with the AG on the tarmac ?
madville
(7,410 posts)Everyone thought Hillary would win and it didn't matter. Everyone was lazy.