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OKIsItJustMe

(20,940 posts)
Wed Nov 6, 2024, 05:15 AM Nov 6

Russian embassy denies accusations of Moscow's meddling in US election

Source: CNN

Russian embassy denies accusations of Moscow’s meddling in US election
From CNN's Daria Tarasova and Edward Szekeres

Russia’s embassy in the United States has denied accusations of Moscow’s interference in the US presidential election after authorities said hoax bomb threats to polling stations appeared to originate in Russia.

The FBI confirmed Tuesday that bomb threats to polling locations in several states likely stemmed from Russian email domains. Though the FBI said none of the threats were determined to be credible, they forced the temporary closure of several polling places.

It comes after US intelligence last month assessed that Russian operatives were behind a fake video purporting to show someone destroying mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania in late October.

The Russian embassy in Washington said the US accusations were “slanderous and baseless.”



Read more: https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/2024-election-trump-harris#cm35l389t002w3b6m1pdv87n6



Well, that’s a relief.
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Russian embassy denies accusations of Moscow's meddling in US election (Original Post) OKIsItJustMe Nov 6 OP
Russia has tainted this election ck4829 Nov 6 #1
Whoever thought they'd admit it? Ocelot II Nov 6 #2
Liars have to lie bdamomma Nov 6 #3
It predates 2016 OKIsItJustMe Nov 6 #6
Yes thanks for bdamomma Nov 6 #8
Russian election meddling intelpug Nov 7 #9
Us? Do something like that? How could you believe that when we had our own elections Wonder Why Nov 6 #4
... orangecrush Nov 6 #5
Russia could openly admit they hacked machines and changed votes and flvegan Nov 6 #7
Netflix recently produced a multi-part documentary, Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War OKIsItJustMe Nov 7 #10

Ocelot II

(121,193 posts)
2. Whoever thought they'd admit it?
Wed Nov 6, 2024, 05:34 AM
Nov 6

"Oh, yes, of course we did! We always do, and we're getting much better at it, too."

bdamomma

(66,608 posts)
3. Liars have to lie
Wed Nov 6, 2024, 09:19 AM
Nov 6

fuck Russia, they are totally behind this and have been since 2016. The ex-KBG'er has got his puppet and Putin will carry on with his own dominance to continue to ruin Ukraine and Europe.

intelpug

(103 posts)
9. Russian election meddling
Thu Nov 7, 2024, 11:25 AM
Nov 7

They and theirs have been meddling in American politics since the start of the first world war, Read Zane Grays ' Desert of Wheat' Gray was a pretty astute observer of his times other than just being an excellent western author

Wonder Why

(4,641 posts)
4. Us? Do something like that? How could you believe that when we had our own elections
Wed Nov 6, 2024, 12:08 PM
Nov 6

recently and they were fair and square?

flvegan

(64,619 posts)
7. Russia could openly admit they hacked machines and changed votes and
Wed Nov 6, 2024, 01:51 PM
Nov 6

still, we wouldn't do shit. We don't do consequences very well in this country.

OKIsItJustMe

(20,940 posts)
10. Netflix recently produced a multi-part documentary, Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
Thu Nov 7, 2024, 12:19 PM
Nov 7

I highly recommend watching it.

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