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riversedge

(70,242 posts) Mon Jun 26, 2017, 09:40 AM Jun 2017

Former Obama aide: We followed the book on Russian meddling

Source: The Hill

By Rebecca Savransky - 06/26/17 08:43 AM

A former aide to President Obama said the former administration "followed the book" in its handling of the Russian election meddling.

During an interview on CNN's "New Day," Jen Psaki, former White House communications director, pushed back against the characterization that the Obama administration didn't do anything to respond to the Russian meddling.

"It's simply not born out by the facts ... Last summer when the president was made aware of these attacks by Russia, he asked the intelligence community — to double down and put every resource toward figuring out what happened," she said.

"And they put out an unprecedented statement in the early October of last year. That was before President Trump was elected. Now we were treating it as a cyberattack at the time."............................

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/339442-former-obama-aide-we-followed-the-book-on-russian-meddling

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Former Obama aide: We followed the book on Russian meddling (Original Post) riversedge Jun 2017 OP

K&R stonecutter357 Jun 2017 #1

Exactly. BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #2

That is true, but much of the media minimized it from both the left and right. In fact, Glenn still_one Jun 2017 #3

I once had a co-worker DeminPennswoods Jun 2017 #4

She is right. DK504 Jun 2017 #5

On what page of 'the book' does it instruct the President ... GeorgeGist Jun 2017 #6

Oh there's a book on foreign hacking of our presidential election? milestogo Jun 2017 #7

Easy flow chart for these situations: Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2017 #8

that was fine, until the FBI didn't "follow the book" Skittles Jun 2017 #9

He should have followed his oath of office GusBob Jun 2017 #10

stonecutter357

(12,697 posts)

1. K&R

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jun 26, 2017, 09:46 AM

Jun 2017

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

2. Exactly.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jun 26, 2017, 09:46 AM

Jun 2017

You see it in the WaPo article that the media cherry-picked. All kinds of things were going on to get at the state levels.

Yet left and right go full blown ODS and allow the GOP to frame the narrative while they sit there and do nothing.

still_one

(92,219 posts)

3. That is true, but much of the media minimized it from both the left and right. In fact, Glenn

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jun 26, 2017, 09:49 AM

Jun 2017

Greenwald, Matt Tabbai, and others are still spewing it will amount to nothing

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)

4. I once had a co-worker

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jun 26, 2017, 10:08 AM

Jun 2017

describe another co-worker as a person who did everything except take the action that would resolve the problem. In Obama's case, that final action would have been a presidential address from the Oval Office to the country. YMMV

DK504

(3,847 posts)

5. She is right.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jun 26, 2017, 10:11 AM

Jun 2017

I just wished the President had come out and acted completely out of character and show him as a pissed off guy that knew we were being attacked, rather than the smart thoughtful president he was....damit, I wanted some anger and vase throwing. But that's me.