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House GOP Campaign Committee Says Its Emails Were Hacked During 2018 Campaign (talkingpointsmemo.com)
The National Republican Congressional Committee was hacked this election cycle, it admitted Tuesday afternoon. From a report: "The NRCC can confirm that it was the victim of a cyber intrusion by an unknown entity. The cybersecurity of the Committee's data is paramount, and upon learning of the intrusion, the NRCC immediately launched an internal investigation and notified the FBI, which is now investigating the matter," NRCC spokesman Ian Prior said in a statement.
"To protect the integrity of that investigation, the NRCC will offer no further comment on the incident." The major breach included thousands of emails from four senior aides, according to Politico, which first reported the hacks. An outside vendor noticed and alerted the committee in April. The committee then launched an internal investigation and alerted the FBI.
"To protect the integrity of that investigation, the NRCC will offer no further comment on the incident." The major breach included thousands of emails from four senior aides, according to Politico, which first reported the hacks. An outside vendor noticed and alerted the committee in April. The committee then launched an internal investigation and alerted the FBI.
Weird how when the RNC is hacked, no one discovers any evidence of any wrong-doing.
Yet when the DNC is hacked, we discover that their primaries are a sham and that the results are pre-determined.
And yet I keep on hearing the left claim that the right is as corrupt as they are...
More kompromat
No worries. Crowdstrike, the same outfit that took the fifth upon investigating the DNC "hack", has been hired to look into it. Does something smell funny in here?
One thing we know for sure: we'll never see any of these hacked emails on Wikileaks.
You are welcome on my lawn.
First, this is fake news. The GOP wants to look like victims so that their mindless supporters can say, "Look! It's not Russia but some "leftists" or some such bullshit! We're being hacked by Leftists backed by Soros!!"
Second, it gives them a story, "It was those Leftists Silicon Valley people!" and fail to mention that those "leftists" were pay rolling their campaigns.
Third, the Republicans have no credibility of late. The last Republican who had any credibility died a few days ago and was attended by his idiot sons and President Trump.
I base my opinions on data and actions. The Republicans is FAIL. (Yes, I chose that grammar on purpose. Think about it.)
I slam the Republicans because I'm all butthurt that they aren't the party I signed up for years ago.
I'm an EX-Republican! When they get off of the crazy train that was started by Newt, THEN i will think about it.
Until then, Democrat!
That this was some evil conspiracy between Trump and TEH RUSSIANS?!
No it was The Hildabeast who colluded. So spake THE HOLY MUELLER!
Corporatism != Free Market
This is a distraction from the breaking story about possible GOP election fraud scandal coming to light in North Carolina.
The allegation is that someone on the GOP payroll was hiring people to go door to door and collect absentee ballots. This is illegal under NC law.
Additionally, those ballots passed through unknown hands, and may have been culled, substituted or otherwise altered in the process.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog...
https://www.mediamatters.org/b...
https://www.motherjones.com/po...
https://www.politifact.com/nor...
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/1...
There are no Democratic politicians willing to participate in a Russian misinformation and hacking campaign like Moscow Donald.
Democrats turn over illegally acquired info to the FBI instead of promiting Russia government propaganda based on hacked info.
See title.
I colluded, you colluded. We all colluded to encourage someone, anyone to do this.
Or is it a case of "No harm, no foul"? We're so deep in the dishonesty that no one knows what to believe now, and evidence be damned, full speed ahead. Or in reverse, or maybe we should bear to starboard or larboard. "Wait, Captain, we can't dive now, the hatch is still open!" Followed by exhortations to Scotty to beam up the landing party and go to Warp 7!
(Yeah, now I'm wondering if all the confusion all started with Star Trek... Just reading Fire in the Valley (an autographed copy of the collector's edition), and I had no idea that the Altair name came from "Amok Time".)
Anyway, I can't decide what my favorite theory is as regards this story. A few crazy candidates:
Why am I not surprised that the so-called HTML-mode of Slashdot does not actually support the proper numbering of the OL tag? So I have to add the numbers manually, eh?
Freedom = (Meaningful - Coerced) Choice != (Speech | Beer^2), and sad sock puppets' bad mods avail them naught.
Pssst. That was called the Hillary Clinton campaign... who paid for the 'Trump Dossier' which included Russian provided misinformation.
The only way to have fair elections in the US and prevent the ballot stuffing that happened in 2018.
Just a reminder kids: If Obama did ANY OF THE THINGS Trump is credibly accused (and already proven and admitted guilty of) HE WOULD HAVE BEEN HANGED A TRAITOR. Trump's day at the gallows approaches.
You deserve worse than a quick death, traitors.
from a much bigger story going on right now. Compared to what's going on with our foreign policy (and the ramifications that has for an Administration that continues to ignore intelligence in favor of money) this isn't even small potatoes...
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I suspect suicide after he loses the election in two years. Ivanka in womens' prison will be serialized on Netflix.
The evil ones.
Admit they were hacked my ass, they're just drumming up conspiricy theories to attack the democrats.
Let's reserve judgment until the FBI examines the servers forensically. Surely, they'll allow it, right???
Just a reminder kids: When the Republicans are accused of doing something, it's wrong, illegal, shady, cheating, etc, however when the Democrats do it, it's pure, good, well intended, righteous
Nice try at a false equivalency. There's no evidence, beyond a wild accusations and conspiracy theories put together after the fact without a shred of evidence, that the democrats have done anything of the kind.
Whereas Republicans have been caught red-handed, with credible evidence building up throughout the process.
As for the "hacking" distraction, there's no evidence the Dems had anything to do with that either, and plenty that they did not (such as the fact that nothing was leaked when it could have mattered). If this even happened, it's probably more about Russia, the Alt-Right, and/or the Trump regime having compromat on Republicans to keep them in line.
But while Republicans will no doubt try to throw around as much whatabboutism and false equivalencies as they can (and trump up nonsensical accusations to muddy the waters -- I'm amazed they haven't trotted out some tired anti-Hillary conspiracy theory yet again), the evidence of their malfeascance and treason continues to build, while their distractions and bullshit-counter-accusations grow less and less believable with every passing hour.
Yea, they rigged their primary
Lied on information to get a FISA warrant and illegally spy on opposing campaign
Used the IRS to illegally target citizens with opposing political views
Redact documents to Congress for "national security" and when unredacted had nothing to do with national security
Lying under oath every time they talk to Congress (Clapper, Brenen, Holder, Clinton, Comey, McCabe, Lynch, Yeats, Roseinstein)
Oh wait! Those were all DNC operatives breaking the laws. Yea, the GOP are the evil ones for following the written and passed laws.
I guess Canadians aren't that smart.
If you don't think they're ALL evil, you're woefully underprepared for the realities of politics.
Tell it to Mueller, Corsi. I'm sure he'll write down every bullshit thing you say verbatim. You have a captive audience, morons. And he's got a mind like a steel trap.
Rather, like a Supermax Prison.
are the LGBTQLOLWTFBBQ ultra liberal cousins of San Francisco libtards. And as a result your opinions don't matter you bunch of filthy queen loving northerner hacks.
There is a reason we call you Canuckistan, it's because you're just as filthy of leftist terrorists as those folks across the pond.
^ The above was said entirely in jest. We know you've got your own conservatives and plenty of you are just as divided as down here in America, only you seem to have slightly more tact in public discussions, barring your government from a few years back.
And yet there are degrees of evil, degrees of selfishness, dishonesty, crudeness, disrespect for traditional values, for law. There has never been a President like Trump except in science fiction novels.
Even Mussolini knew who he was quoting when he did so. Even Hitler told the truth sometimes. Trump truly is the "shitshow in the dumpster fire" - the "fucking moron" knoooooooooooooooooows he's a fraud.
If he cared he would stop golfing. Remember all that shit about Obama golfs too much? Trump is over 4 times that now, WITHOUT VISITING THE TROOPS ONCE.
Comparing all things as if equal is the Devil offering fruit to dumbass Eves. Wake up Republican idiots. You may have actually committed treason this time, backing a traitor this far. Realize it.
Mueller might be laying out the whole thing today in Flynn's charging statements. Prepare your anuses.
from that murdered Journalist.
Seriously, there is way, way too much dirt floating around about the GOP. But somehow it never seems to hurt them that much on election day...
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Says the guy supporting those who rig primaries, illegally spy on opposing campaigns, and use the IRS to silence political opponents.
Yea, the DNC is so great! Next thing you know you will elect a DNC president that is a known serial rapist and call the GOP misogynists. Oh wait, Bill Clinton was already president and you looked the other way.
I didn't vote for HRC, I voted for the guy who got the primary stolen. I stand by my vote, it was the moral choice. Will you stand with Trump on the gallows, your moral choice to be a traitor nazi faggot and fraud?
It's up to you, I'll tell the firing squad to add another slot. Say the word faggot traitor. We're going to handle you nazi punkasses soon, prepare your anuses.
And yet these fools keep electing the likes of Ocasio-Cortez, sending their party further to the left, making the GOP look sane by comparison.
It seems an odd strategy for winning.
The evil ones. Admit they were hacked my ass, they're just drumming up conspiricy theories to attack the democrats.
Sounds like you're pretty experienced with conspiracy theories.
The Daddy casts sleep on the Baby. The Baby resists!
Is that "the point" where you start running over people, barricading dams in the name of Q, and send bombs through the mail? Because I got news for you, everybody hates you and people like you. If you were to publicly announce your political leanings everyone nearby would shun you, not because they're intolerant, but because everyone knows you're one bad day away from killing innocent people.
The GOP is traitors by comparison, nazis and liars. You redefine words as you need to, fags. Mueller bats last.
I am told my vote not only shouldn't count, but I should be killed for casting it. I am literally being threatened death a SECOND time on /. for supporting Trump.
What kind of people kill others for not voting correctly? "The moral choice" you say? Bullshit. You are a piece of shit liberal that can't handle when an adult is in the White House and fixing the crap your child like Obama screwed up. You are upset Trump is making it look so EASY to fix trade deals, fix the economy, reduce unemployment, and your precioius Obama couldn't do it.
You are so mad about it you are literally threating to KILL me and telling me that is "the moral choice"
Pay attention everyone. The tolerant left is calling for the killing of people who don't vote correctly.
Trump is a Russian pawn. Full stop, the evidence is in the clear. Republicans CHOSE to become Russian pawns when they gave him a long leash despite all the evidence of smoke and fire.
Dana Rohrenbacker was a Russian pawn, but he got swept out of office with 39 other idiots who backed a traitor willingly, so you may never know what the reason was. Pity.
"Everyone knew about Trump Tower Moscow, everyone knew. There was no deal and everyone knew."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/12/04/gop-senators-come-out-say-it-trump-administration-is-covering-up-khashoggis-killing
My captcha actually IS "frauds"
The evil ones. Admit they were hacked my ass, they're just drumming up conspiricy theories to attack the democrats.
Even worse, because of this I'm now expecting Trump any day to put forth the theory that this somehow means that the Democrats did not actually win the House in the recent election and the Republican victory was stolen. I live in a red state and if he does this, yes, lots of people here will believe it.
Enjoy your delusions
"The same ones that LIED on a FISA application to illegally wiretap Trump's campaign/administration for over a year?"
No, no, no, the ones that actually setup meetings with fake premises to try and do something (not yet apparent) to ensnare Trump campaign peoples. You knlw, the ones that approved travel documents for Russian lawyers to come and talk with Democrat operatives, Obama administration people, and then a meeting with Trumpies that went nowhere...
Those ones. Which then led to engaging British ex- and ex-officio intelligence operatives, Australian diplomats, and a few US Democrat operatives, to try and bait more Trumpies into anything that could be mistaken for interest in opposition research, then drafting a US Web journalism outlet to pretend it had confirmation of this, so that they could convince a FISA court they had actionable intelligence, when in fact they had merely fabrications and Democrat opposition research material.
Oh yeah, those same ones. That;s right, I forget.
deleting the extra space after periods so i can stay relevant, yeah.
They should have used a private server hidden in a closet. Nobody has proven H's was actually hacked.
Table-ized A.I.
Beto - is that you?
Thanks for admitting you didn't read the article linked to above.
He or she did, but you clearly didn't
Yet now it is 2018 and the RNC are the ones hacked, suddenly it's not proof of incompetence...
PS Tell me again how the RNC where they lost are desperately trying to strip the power from the positions they lost to democrats is OK because it's the GOP doing it...
How in the bloody hell do they know how they got hacked ? they know how this works ? Really ? Were talking about people that are mostly disconnected here. :)
Yea, they rigged their primary
Didn't they kiss and make up?
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/14/16640082/donna-brazile-warren-bernie-sanders-democratic-primary-rigged
Lied on information to get a FISA warrant and illegally spy on opposing campaign
Nope: https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-s-intel-officials-probe-ties-between-trump-adviser-and-kremlin-175046002.html
Used the IRS to illegally target citizens with opposing political views
She was an equal opportunity targeter. It's interesting that more GOP organizations were targeted, like starting a witch hunt at a wikkan convention.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/us/politics/irs-targeting-tea-party-liberals-democrats.html
https://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/lois-lerner-breaks-silence-irs-scandal-111181
Redact documents to Congress for "national security" and when unredacted had nothing to do with national security
Even under analysis by conservatives, most of the redactions could be easily explained. It's more convenient for conspiracies to imagine what was redacted.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/09/carter-page-fisa-redactions-uncovering/
Lying under oath every time they talk to Congress (Clapper, Brenen, Holder, Clinton, Comey, McCabe, Lynch, Yeats, Roseinstein)
Uh huh. If they're all lying, they must be getting away with a huge conspiracy.
Oh wait! Those were all DNC operatives breaking the laws. Yea, the GOP are the evil ones for following the written and passed laws.
Comey was the worst "DNC operative" of them all, right?
And that Rosenstein guy... who vetted that bozo to become Deputy Attorney General?
Isn't it more of a "speak truth to power" issue than a political conspiracy?
It only appears to be a Democrat vs Republican issue because the GOP selected the a conscienceless RINO former-Democrat with NPD as their 2016 candidate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Donald_Trump
Our 2016 election is an original sin that Canadians (and the rest of the world) can rightfully pin on the American GOP as being evil. They looked the other way because they couldn't stand to have Hillary elected.
I guess Canadians aren't that smart.
https://brainstats.com/average-iq-by-country.html
Like the Pakled in Star Trek The Next Generation, we Americans need to capture some Canadians to help fix our broken ship,
Disclaimer: Former Republican American here
The GOP were actively involved in cybercrimes (directly and indirectly, the distinction appealed to Al Capone but not to anyone law-abiding) against political opponents, both in office and in the general public. "Do unto others" is a serviceable motto.
My sympathy is restricted to the fact that no crime, whatever your view of the target, is ever justified, moral or acceptable. It is an abomination.
I am not going to waste time waiting for Republicans to feel that crimes against rivals is bad, the human lifespan isn't long enough. Law and order is very one-sided on that side of the street.
And yet crimes against both them, Democrats, independents and all others remain utterly repugnant.
It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
Pssst. The GOP paid for the dossier to be created, then abandoned it when it became clear that Trump would win the primary. The DNC just stepped in and continued the funding after the GOP stopped.
The same ones that LIED on a FISA application to illegally wiretap Trump's campaign/administration for over a year?.
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I will point out that the FISA court proceedings are secret, and the application for a surveillance warrant is something you have never seen. You may say somebody lied to get that warrant, but you are basically blowing hot air, since you have no idea what is actually in the warrant.
Most of the rigged votes are by the GOP. That includes a House election suspended during an investigation of massive GOP vote rigging. But you don't care about things like that, because that means caring about facts. You far prefer to hate people who are different to you. So much easier, requires no effort or logic.
It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
R. Swan Mueller III, the Democrat? Lol. Whatever smokescreen you think will work this time, Manafarts. Oh yeah, and floating pardons for those who publicly say they won't testify is called textbook obstruction of justice.
Don't forget to bring lube, when you go. Don Jr. is going to be spending his entire prison cantina fund on that, but not because of Democrats lol. Because treason has consequences you not-so-crafty faggots.
captcha : (really is) harder
Keep apologizing for Putin's dick in your ass, that's a good Republican coward. DISTRACT! What about Putin's dick in my ass, but what about HER EMAILS?
"Everyone knows about the Trump Tower Moscow. There was no deal and everyone knows about it." - on your tombstone.
Enjoy your cushion-pushing-in
To say nothing of the ongoing voter suppression and now actual COUPS going on where voters decided to throw the lying GOP bumlickers out.
that was something like 80% Dem went the completely opposite direction. e.g. one of the Gerrymandered districts full of Democrats somehow flipped completely blue. And even with all that the Republican still only won by 965 votes...
It's pretty brazen election fraud, but it's usually up to the Fed to move in and fix that sort of thing, which given the current administration I don't see happening...
At least CNN finally covered it. Albeit with a wishy washy opinion piece.
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Deleting 30k emails AFTER they are subpoenated is textbook definition of obstruction of justice, but thanks for attempting to redefine it. Also refusing to prosecute for destruction of evidence is ALSO the definition of obstruction of justice.
Once again, liberals don't like how their heros are Tyrants and liars and have to redefine words to mean different things. Pardons are part of a president's power, destruction of evidence is not part of SOS power.
I heard someone hacked Hillary's emails as well.
Maybe Texas has secret hurricane-avoiding powers or something lately, but historically that's not the case.
Because it's true?
The blue wave was a blue trickle based on exit polls and results that were released the night of the election.
Then, suddenly, massive numbers of votes for Democrats were "found" all over the nation as "absentee ballots." But when those same absentee ballots go for Republicans, suddenly that - and only that - is "fraud." Despite the fact that those absentee ballots were not "found" only after the election was decided and were valid and properly witnessed.
There was massive voter fraud across the nation, perpetrated by the Democrats. It's blatantly obvious if only you're willing to see.
And yet you didn't prove that she did, and she was never charged. Trump's associates ARE charged, and his campaign manager is in prison. And he's hiding from the prosecutor like a bitch, not testifying.
Prison for you, HRC gets to drink wine and tweet about Trump when he goes. Life's unfair huh. Moral of the story? DON'T BE A FUCKING TRAITOR, DRUMPFTARDS, IT DOES NOT PAY.
The RNC was hacked in 2016 too. The Russians just didn't pass what they got to Assange. We don't know if they did anything else with it.
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Where, exactly? Millennials, particularly the younger ones, are a confused bunch, indeed
The GOP is traitors by comparison, nazis and liars. You redefine words as you need to, fags. Mueller bats last.
Slow down dim-wit.. You will hyperventilate...
By the way, you forgot we are "racists" "misogynists" and all those other things too..
I'm curious, what are you going to do if Muller's report ends up saying that the Trump Campaign didn't improperly interact with the Russians during the campaign? That the "Trump Tower Meeting" was a legal but failed attempt to "get dirt" on Clinton? That (as other E-Mail trails show) the campaign was NOT interested in getting foreign help with the election, only information it could use?
And before you take that last statement and run, *remember* the DNC and Clinton campaigns did many of these same kinds of things, actually acquiring opposition research from foreign sources, information that was used to drive our intelligence and law enforcement services to become involved in monitoring the opponents campaign.
I don't know how Muller's report will read, I'm just pointing out to you that it could be *very* different than you think and then where will you be?
Just remember, Muller bats last.... I'm going to hold you to that.
Actually, I have a really bad feeling that the House will bat last here, that when the Muller report says there was no improper relationship with Trump, his campaign and the Russians, the House will pull out all the stops to obfuscate, and confuse it's democrat voters so they keep voting for them even though they where soooo sooo wrong about Trump's campaign. They will invent something else.
His nice emails!!!!
they are totall comped!
you are better off hiring walt disney's mickey mouse as you at least feel secure with mickey mouse incharge!
as for crowdstrike, thoroughly compromised! China did it first, the russians and english only followed... state sponsored crackers anyone
"Just remember, Muller bats last.... I'm going to hold you to that." - No, more like you're going to be held accountable for your willful treason. There IS enough evidence RIGHT NOW, you MORON.
You backed a liar and a fraud who happened to be espousing anti-journalism, anti-fact, anti-immigrant, anti-law enforcement, anti-US-ally rhetoric AND HAPPENS TO HAVE BEEN TALKING TO PUTIN AND LYING ABOUT IT.
Now it's up to YOUR DUMB ASS to put these pieces of the puzzle together and realize the result will not only be bad for the Republican party, Trump is bad for America and damaged it almost irreparably himself.
That faggot needs to die in prison, and you can go with him if you wanna kiss Putin's dick in Hell too. Fuck you both, we're done here.
AND YES, MUELLER BATS LAST.
What about Jared Kushner using private email accounts after being told not to for official business? Or how about dear Trump frequently using a non-secure phone for his communications? Then there's Ivanka Trump's private email usage. Of course, nobody says anything about Colin Powell using AOL for official email, which was deleted.
Anything the liberals have done pales in comparison to Trump. Hell, even Nixon was a lightweight compared to Trump. How about bribing Putin with a $50M penthouse in order to build a tower, something he even admitted to, to be financed by a Russian bank currently under sanctions? That's not to mention the number of witches who have currently plead guilty and been indicted, all by a Republican prosecutor (who was approved 98-0 as director of the FBI under a Republican president).
This post is encrypted twice with ROT-13. Documenting or attempting to crack this encryption is illegal.
If you mean that Trump is anti-NATO, or pro-Assad, there some Republican type candidates, such of the Pauls, or Pat Buchanan, whom would follow that program, for free.
Already in progress.
It looks like the culprits may have figured out it was a honey pot by now, but they probably distributed the loot to multiple destinations and it's possible some of them will be uncovered before they can complete their cleanup. Look for the usual suspects fighting subpoenas in the near future.
How the wind blows both ways...
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Except those ballots weren't "found" only after the election ended. They were properly witnessed and properly postmarked before the election. They were turned in and ready to be counted.
Yet somehow that's "fraud" and Democrats literally inventing hundreds of thousands of votes after the polls close isn't.
The bias in our media is insane.
If I still had mod points, I would definitely mod this up, because it's factually accurate, relevant to the discussion, didn't fling around the personal attacks so popular in Slashdot arguing today, and yet it was still moderated troll.
Too bad meta-moderating is dead. It would be nice to catch a few of these abuses of the moderation system.
He'll be off the court in under 2, watch. Not only that, you realize it's entirely Constitutional to ADD SCOTUS SEATS, right? It could be best 9 out of 17. You can still get fucked.
FDR tried that. It didn't turn out well for him. He generally well regarded, but that was a particularly black mark in the history books on his presidency.
It wasn't. It was a report compiled by a US company from many sources, the main one being a British intelligence officer.
It's not helping anyone when you portray fantasy as fact.
Donald Trump breaks 7 out of the 10 Commandments daily. Yet his supporters "somehow" find ways to give him a pass. Even those evangelicals who claim that morality and clean living are so important to them.
It's not forgiveness when the sinner does not repent. It's not a mulligan when the behavior is ongoing. It's not wisdom and 'Yea, But for the Grace of God Go I', when you studiously look the other way and find other things to talk about.
You are a bunch of hypocrites and Sunday Christians. What are you going to tell St. Peter when you meet up? That you didn't think Trump's sins mattered, because he went to church?
The political Right isn't "as corrupt as the Left". The political Right defines corruption and hypocrisy in our age. You've sold out everything that you said mattered. Republican talking points? All gone. Christian morals? None of that matters now.
If Jesus returned now, Trump would be the Romans, and the current White House would be the Temple of the Moneychangers. And remember that one Apostle that betrayed Jesus? That would be you.