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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 07:53 AM Sep 2018

FBI Director Says Midterm Elections Will Be Fair

Source: PoliticalWire



September 14, 2018 at 7:11 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

FBI Director Christopher Wray “assured Americans that they could have confidence in the U.S. election system during the November midterm elections despite efforts from the Russian government to undermine it,” Politico reports.

Said Wray: “‘I think Americans can have confidence in our election system. What the Russians do is sow both inaccurate information, disinformation, it’s a kind of information warfare, and then propaganda: exaggerated half-truths, distortions.”

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Read more: https://politicalwire.com/2018/09/14/fbi-director-says-midterm-elections-will-be-fair/

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FBI Director Says Midterm Elections Will Be Fair (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2018 OP
How can he say that we dont know the depth of their hacking Fullduplexxx Sep 2018 #1
+1 Power 2 the People Sep 2018 #13
Not that I have any confidence in his ability to make that statement with confidence DFW Sep 2018 #2
Not exactly FBI jurisdiction bucolic_frolic Sep 2018 #3
Good Luck with that. djacq Sep 2018 #4
Unless we go back to using paper ballots Ohiogal Sep 2018 #5
Paper, Not Vapor! NOW! lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #9
+ 1 red dog 1 Sep 2018 #17
And by the way, I've put a big discount on this bridge here... n/t malthaussen Sep 2018 #6
Okay......................Chief................ march over to the Dept. of Homeland Security turbinetree Sep 2018 #7
Sessions made him lie like this. lark Sep 2018 #8
+ 1 red dog 1 Sep 2018 #18
I'm not so worried about Russia, it's republicans cheating. blueinredohio Sep 2018 #10
Hahahahahahahahahahaha The Liberal Lion Sep 2018 #11
FBI Director Says Midterm Elections Will Be Fair To Republicans 0rganism Sep 2018 #12
Whew! That's a relief. I was really worried for a while, but now I know we are in good hands. Midnight Writer Sep 2018 #14
Yeah ok Joseph Snyder Sep 2018 #15
Welcome to DU! red dog 1 Sep 2018 #16
That's a nice statement, Mr. Wray, however, excuse us for not believing it. red dog 1 Sep 2018 #19
Can I just come right out and say it? He's full of shit. YOHABLO Sep 2018 #20
Gee, I feel totally confident now. old guy Sep 2018 #21

DFW

(54,414 posts)
2. Not that I have any confidence in his ability to make that statement with confidence
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 07:58 AM
Sep 2018

But it's certainly one more reason for the Republicans to hate the FBI

bucolic_frolic

(43,206 posts)
3. Not exactly FBI jurisdiction
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 08:48 AM
Sep 2018

FEC, states, counties, local municipalities .... I don't believe the FBI is monitoring polls despite what paranoids might think

Ohiogal

(32,015 posts)
5. Unless we go back to using paper ballots
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 08:54 AM
Sep 2018

I won't be totally convinced that our elections will be hacker-free. Sorry. Mr. Wray.

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
7. Okay......................Chief................ march over to the Dept. of Homeland Security
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 09:31 AM
Sep 2018

and Demand PAPER BALLOTS..........................and DEMAND that any forms of ID can be used to VOTE and then write a letter to the state, I presently live in (Maryland) and DEMAND that the machines owned by a Russian NOT be used...................simple...............................and then tell the republican enablers of Treason to GO Fuck Themselves.................literally....................

lark

(23,123 posts)
8. Sessions made him lie like this.
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 09:56 AM
Sep 2018

Wray isn't stupid, but obviously is willing to lie for his bosses. He has no knowledge that Russia won't hack the voters roles to remove Dems or won't hack the actual votes to remove x% of all Dem votes. This hasn't been investigated from 2016 because drumpf wants to keep it a secret so Russia can do it again and again.

The Liberal Lion

(1,414 posts)
11. Hahahahahahahahahahaha
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 12:56 PM
Sep 2018

so says the m'fer who was appointed by the orange m'fer who collaborated with putin to steal the election in the first place. I mean, fuck, there are the suckers who vote for republicans who will believe this shit, but is there anyone who comes here to DU that's actually buying this crap?

red dog 1

(27,826 posts)
19. That's a nice statement, Mr. Wray, however, excuse us for not believing it.
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 04:13 PM
Sep 2018

Back in January of this year, Sen.Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced a bill with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), called "Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines (DETER) Act.

Why hasn't Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) even taken up this bi-partisan bill?

Action, not words, is what is needed, Mr. Wray.

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