Russia's goal is fragmenting the US. Just as the US did to the Soviet Union. Turnabout is fair play, no?

The confidence with which you express the goals that you're projecting on Russia here is scary. Not only do we have yet to find evidence that Russia did anything involving the election (although we certainly could during these investigations), you seem to have sussed out their goal in doing that which has not been proven, and a motive of revenge.

It's weird. Hearing people talk like this is weird, and reminds me of the run-up to Iraq, except that at least then there were claims to evidence.

I've been following this stuff for decades.

Have you read Igor Panarin's work? He and Putin are both "ex"-KGB.

But hey, it's just a hypothesis. Let's see what evidence comes out.

Edit: http://perezhilton.com/2016-12-29-russia-donald-trump-electi...

Treason is not a distraction, it's as serious as a crime gets.

Treason? You come to Hacker News to imply that the President of the United States has committed Treason. What proof do you have? This is pure slander.

Sorry your preferred candidate lost the election. Next time don't let violent, intolerant, elitist, smug liberals and celebrities take over your political party. Democrats used to be about Unions and the working family. Appears that era is over.

As noted in previous comments... There is a reason the Rust Belt voted for Trump, and it has nothing to do with Russia.

I implied no such thing, read what I wrote 50 times if you must until you see that I merely said treason is a serious crime, not a distraction. I didn't not imply he was guilty, we don't know that one way or the other; hence the investigation.

You really need to learn to have a discussion with someone, without blaming them for all of the perceived faults of the democrats. You don't know my political party, nor my preferred candidate, you're just assuming everything as if everyone who doesn't like Trump is the same.

> There is a reason the Rust Belt voted for Trump, and it has nothing to do with Russia.

No one thinks it does; the Rust Belt is just gullible and fell for a con man promising them things that cannot occur, those jobs cannot come back, they no longer exist. They heard what they wanted to hear because they're unable to hear the truth.