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Pretty Clear GRU's Goal Was To Weaken a Future Clinton Presidency, Former Facebook CSO Says (zdnet.com)
Speaking at the TechCrunch Disrupt tech conference this week, former Facebook chief security officer Alex Stamos reflected on his time dealing with fake news and Russian intelligence interference ahead and after the 2016 US presidential election. From a report: The former Facebook security head said "it [was] pretty clear the GRU's goal was to weaken a future Hillary presidency. Putin has a [you know, it's been well-documented] like a personal antipathy towards her and believes that she was behind the protests against him in the 2012 Russian election, and so, the GRU activity was specifically focused on weakening her."
"I think it was less about actually electing Trump," Stamos added. "I find it unlikely that the Russians are better than Nate Silver at predicting elections." What kind of attacks could we expect in the near future? Per Stamos, "Throwing an election one way or another is going to be very difficult for a foreign adversary but throwing any election into chaos is totally doable right now."
"I think it was less about actually electing Trump," Stamos added. "I find it unlikely that the Russians are better than Nate Silver at predicting elections." What kind of attacks could we expect in the near future? Per Stamos, "Throwing an election one way or another is going to be very difficult for a foreign adversary but throwing any election into chaos is totally doable right now."
It was obvious from the get go that Putin had major dislike for Hillary and her foreign policies. If she were president there is no way that the pressure over Magnitsky and Crimea would let up.
What they were most likely aiming for is a Hillary presidency which everyone figured would happen anyway, but a Republican congress that would obstruct anything and everything in pursuit of their donor-classes' interests and right-wing ideology (i.e. Tea Party). In other words what Obama had to deal with. That's the formula for the weakest America.
I am sure their team had no idea their ops would work as well as it did and Trump eked out a popular vote loss and an EC victory. What they learned is what Barnum said: "Nobody ever went broke overestimated the stupidity of the American public."