James Comey is responsible for this.

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12. the russian propaganda piggybacked 25 years of talk radio attacks on clinton

and comey's concern was largely due to anticipating public pressure from republicans, which usually means outrage generated by the same few hundred assholes on the radio, scripted by GOP think tanks, reinforced by fox.

and how long have the russians been feeding limbaugh? he was the one who sold 'climategate' in 2009 that set back climate change action years. that was based on a russian hack, and made putin, and the kochs, billions more.

and then it was limbaugh leading the way pushing for the UJS to default on the debt in 2011!

so comey was anticipating republican blowback largely generated and enabled - like all the benghazi and email shit, by the talk radio psyops that dems are so fucking stupid about they can't even poll for it.