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Re:Grand Jury Indicts Russian Officers for Hacking Related t... by michaelmrose on Friday July 13, 2018 @02:44PM (#17525617)
There was a meeting with a foreign ambassador offering to collaborate which was met with enthusiasm by trumps people who we are to believe knew nothing about this even though he was in the same building a few floors above.

He then went on TV and called for the Russians to hack Hillary.

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Re:Grand Jury Indicts Russian Officers for Hacking Related t... by actsasbuffoon on Friday July 13, 2018 @04:49PM (#17526579)
According to the indictment, Russia kicked off a set of hacking attempts a few hours after Trump made that request. The timing creates an appearance of cooperation that is not ideal.

Republicans have argued that Trump was joking. The fact that Russia appears to have promptly complied with Trump's request complicates the situation.

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