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Guccifer 2.0 Drops New Documents (thehill.com)

Posted by msmash on from the new-wrinkle-in-the-story dept.

Joe Uchill, reporting for The Hill: Guccifer 2.0, the hacker who breached the Democratic National Committee, has released a cache of purported DNC documents to The Hill in an effort to refocus attention on the hack. The documents include more than 11,000 names matched with some identifying information, files related to two controversial donors and a research file on Sarah Palin. "The press [is] gradually forget[ing] about me, [W]ikileaks is playing for time and [I] have some more docs," he said in electronic chat explaining his rationale. The documents provide some insight into how the DNC handled high-profile donation scandals. But the choice of documents revealed to The Hill also provides insight into the enigmatic Guccifer 2.0. The hacker provided a series of spreadsheets related to Norman Hsu, a Democratic donor jailed in 2009 for running a Ponzi scheme and arranging illegal campaign contributions. The DNC responded by assembling files to gauge the exposure from Hsu to its slate of candidates.

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  1. DNC Dump by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    DNC dump including some unflattering material:
    "Just the work of some attention whore "

    RNC dump including some unflattering material:
    "Look! Look! More evidence that they're a bunch of racist sexist bigots! Go get'em Gufficer 2.0!"

  2. Re:"Controversial" donors? by mi · · Score: 3, Insightful

    He was a fucking congressman in the 90's for god sake

    Oh, that's a good point. So was Charles Rangel. Oh, wait, he still is a Congressman, unlike Mr. Duke.

    Now, unlike Duke, Representative Rangel's was cited for 11 ethics violations — yet Hillary Clinton not only wouldn't "repudiate" him upon learning of his endorsement, she actively campaigned with him in NYC.

    But, at least, for all his faults and crookedness, Charles Rangel does not seem to be a racist personally. Unlike Al Sharpton, for another example — who is as bona-fide anti-Semitic as one can get in America. The riots he encouraged and personally participated in led to an actual killing of at least one man. And yet, Hillary Clinton not only welcomed Al Sharpton's support this year, she gave a speech at his organization.

    A well deserved storm because it's not often that presidential candidate defends probably the most famous racist in the country

    Maybe, if Trump went to give a speech at a KKK-organized conference — and campaigned together with Mr. Duke on the streets — it would've been comparable... As things are, you can't even see your own hypocrisy jumping in front of you and screaming into your ear...

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  3. Lol, Sarah Palin? by JustAnotherOldGuy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "...a research file on Sarah Palin."

    Now we'll know what color crayon she uses when she "writes" her books.

    To be honest, I already know more about Sarah Palin than I ever wanted to. I could die happy if I never heard another word about her.

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