DEFCON 1 - World War III: Democrats and America vs. Trump and Russia

[EricMaundry]

Make no mistake, yesterday’s Washington Post revelation that the CIA has concluded that Russia was actively trying to elect Donald Trump as opposed to just “meddling with” the election, is a nuclear bombshell. And if the Post piece is Hiroshima, then today’s New York Times story, which adds the detail that Russian actors also hacked email accounts at the Republican National Committee but did not release those publicly as they did Democratic National Committee and Clinton campaign emails, is Nagasaki.

Hyperbole? Think again. A foreign government may have determined the outcome of a presidential election. And not Canada or Costa Rica, but Russia: the United States’ chief historic adversary and an oligarchy ruled by a tyrant who has systematically taken away rights. Bombshells don’t come much bigger.

Oh, wait; yes they do. On top of all the above, leaders of one of our two political parties—I’ll let you hazard a guess as to which one—argued against letting the American public know about all this before the election, reportedly saying it would be too partisan. That’s not hardball politics. That’s a hair’s breath away from treason.

So yes, this is major. But let’s catch our breath. We don’t know yet for a fact that these allegations are true. Both stories came from anonymous intelligence community sources, and in all such cases, the sources need to be considered. So the Obama administration and the CIA should put this information out there publicly.

And if the evidence is persuasive, what next?

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/12/10/world-war-iii-democrats-and-america-vs-trump-and-russia.html

[flamingdem]

1. We need to see Trump's tax returns

to understand his debt to Russia and how much they've got on him financially. Then there are those hacked DNC emails.. wonder what else they've got to control Mr. Trump and pals

[shraby]

2. This part:

"Oh, wait; yes they do. On top of all the above, leaders of one of our two political parties—I’ll let you hazard a guess as to which one—argued against letting the American public know about all this before the election, reportedly saying it would be too partisan. That’s not hardball politics. That’s a hair’s breath away from treason. "

Is incomplete. The real treasonous part is where McConnell said if they notified the public, he'd charge that it was partisan politics.

[NBachers]

3. Demo Senators & Congresspeople need to present a united front with Obama to go on nationwide TV

and put all the information in front of the people. Why this wasn't done before the election is dereliction of duty.

This ranks with the highest threats our nation has ever witnessed.

[triron]

4. That's what I have been bewidered about as well.

Why on earth was this just swept under the rug?