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Ukraine Hacker Cooperating With FBI In Russia Probe, Says Report (thehill.com)
schwit1 shares a report from The Hill: A hacker in Ukraine who goes by the online alias "Profexer" is cooperating with the FBI in its investigation of Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election, The New York Times is reporting. Profexer, whose real identity is unknown, wrote and sold malware on the dark web. The intelligence community publicly identified code he had written as a tool used in the hacking of the Democratic National Committee ahead of last year's presidential election. The hacker's activity on the web came to a halt shortly after the malware was identified. The New York Times, citing Ukrainian police, reported Wednesday that the individual turned himself into the FBI earlier this year and became a witness for the bureau in its investigation. FBI investigators are probing Russian interference efforts and whether there was coordination between associates of President Trump's campaign and Moscow. Special counsel Robert Mueller is heading the investigation.
All he did was get Podesta to fall for a lame phising email.
If that's all it takes to "hack" a Democrat, it's a good damn thing Hillary! didn't win.
Her whole damn administration would have fallen for a Nigerian prince scam.
Or a Russian uranium one...
Donald Trump colluded....
By committing what crime(s)?
I've never had anybody actually explain what crime was committed by Trump or his Campaign here. I've heard a lot of people claiming that there was a crime or multiple crimes, but nobody can point to any actual laws that they think where broken,. I dare you, come up with an actual law that got broken by Trump or his Campaign related to the Russians... I'm starting to think there isn't anything. And while you are at it, what crimes did the Russians commit that had any affect on the election?
Donald Trump continues to obstruct investigations into Russia's election hacking and refuses to protect our country against Russian attacks.
How on earth is he doing this? Firing Comey? Asking him to let Flynn go? Is that all you got or is there more? You do realize that neither of these things had any affect on your supposed investigations. You also heard that Comey admitted that Trump wasn't under investigation before h was let go, under oath, after his departure, before congress. There is no obstruction here.
Donald Trump's behavior is the literal definition of treason.
Only in your contrived "Trumped up" accusations of criminal activity by Trump would this be Treason. EVEN IF he did what you claim, you are claiming that what he did meets the Constitutional definition of Treason? LOL.. I think you are nuts..
"File to fit, pound to insert, paint to match" - Aircraft Maintenance 101
I like how the argument has shifted from "There's no evidence of collusion" to "Collusion isn't technically a crime". They will find enough for impeachment - don't kid yourself.
Which of those is illegal, and under which statutes?
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
US code 441 e
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/...
441e. Contributions and donations by foreign nationals (a) Prohibition
It shall be unlawful forâ"
(1) a foreign national, directly or indirectly,
to makeâ"
(A) a contribution or donation of money or other thing of value,
or to make an express or implied promise to make a contribution
or donation, in connection with a Federal, State, or local election;
(B) a contribution or donation to a committee of a political party; or
(C) an expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering
communication (within the meaning of section 434(f)(3) of this title); or
(2) a person to solicit, accept, or receive a contribution or donation described in
subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) from a foreign national.
If there were financial records to prove this it would have been plastered on every network and all over the 'net by now and you know it.
I'm no fan of Trump. IMO he has no real and solid ideological nor political beliefs or principles, beyond those of a rich NYC real estate developer.
He may be dirty, he may not. But what's happening is not an impartial look at facts & law. In fact, the shitstorm of obvious bullshit and false accusations that are being detonated about every single thing Trump says or does, or hell, anything anyone dreams up that he maybe might do/have done will actually *HELP TRUMP GET AWAY WITH IT IF HE **IS** GUILTY*, FFS!
If he's broken the law, you're damned straight I want his ass prosecuted! Don't go fucking it up with all this bullshit, you idiots! Think beyond your nose!
Strat
Progressivism (aka US 'Liberalism'): Ideas so good they need a police/surveillance-state to enforce.
Good you pointed out the law Clinton broke with the Clinton foundation. Again what law was broken by Trump that actually has proof beyond vague rumors. This has been going on for more than a year and there is still nothing. Not only that investigators are starting to resign from Mueller's team.
He may be dirty, he may not.
This is right up there with "there may be good people among the alt-right neo-Nazis". How many eyes do you need to close to not see that Trump is and always has been dirty? From the Trump University scam to the 1980's cancellation of permits to build Trump Casino in Sydney because of demonstrable mafia connections, there is plenty of dirt on this guy for anyone who has their eyes open to see. And why won't he release his tax returns?
The vast majority of people aren't rational in their political beliefs. They belong to a team, and whatever the team believes is what they believe. That's why Democrats were able to go from being against gay marriage and DATA to being strong advocates for gay marriage and having the military pay for transexuals to have transition surgery, all in about one generation.
30 years ago, the teams were more or less amicable. Now, it's pretty much hatred all around. People are no longer friends because one is a Republican and the other is a Democrat, people are getting divorces, and shooting each other. All because of blue team / green team bullshit. You can't believe different things from me because you have different experiences and values, it's because you are evil.
>Rationally, you cannot be anti-abortion (sanctity of life) and pro capital punishment but the Republicans manage it, because it's against one of the Democratic planks.
Sure you can. It's not even that much of a logical leap...you are leaving out a word. Sanctity of unborn life, where that life is presumed innocent of sin (note: I'm an atheist, just borrowing terms here). Whereas, capital punishment is applied to people who, at least in the United States, murder with special circumstances - basically establishing themselves as the worst of the sinners.
>I'd disagree with this statement.
I wouldn't - team identification comes along with demonizing the other team and viewing them as evil. Ideologically speaking, there is a whole lot less disagreement between the American left and the American right, than there is the American left and say, radical Islam. But the American left will ascribe all sorts of negative attributes to the American right while ascribing all sorts of positive attributes to radical Islam (e.g., they are fighting American 'imperialism' and 'capitalist exploitation') despite radical Islam (and not so radical Islam) being categorically much, much worse that the right on just about every single policy disagreement between American right and left. That's only possible because the American left has convinced itself that the American right is evil*.
* - Gross generalization doesn't apply to everyone or even a majority, but does apply to many thought leaders and people driving the respective movements.