Clinton Suggests Russian Hackers May Be Trying To Help Trump

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a question from a member of the media on her campaign plane while traveling to Quad Cities International Airport in Moline, Ill., Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (AP Pho... Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a question from a member of the media on her campaign plane while traveling to Quad Cities International Airport in Moline, Ill., Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) MORE LESS
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Hillary Clinton on Monday hinted that there may be a link between the recent cyber attacks on Democratic campaign groups and Donald Trump’s candidacy.

“If you find a turtle on a fence post, it didn’t get there by accident,” she told reporters Monday when asked if Russia was trying to help Trump, according to NBC News. “I think it’s quite intriguing that this activity has happened around the time Trump became the nominee.”

Clinton added that Trump has “urged the Russians to hack more, and, in particular, hack me, and he has generally parroted what is a Putin-Kremlin line,” according to NBC News.

Clinton also told reporters that the fact that U.S. officials are investigating the hacks “raises some grave questions about potential Russian interference with our electoral process,” according to Politico.

“I’m really concerned about the credible reports about Russian government interference in our elections,” she said, per Politico.

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  1. Suggests?

    Nah, just come right out and say it, Madame President. that the election is RIGGED and Donnie and Vlad are the riggers…

  2. Nothing is rigged, your hysteria notwithstanding. I can vote for whomever I want.

  3. Clinton also told reporters that the fact that U.S. officials are investigating the hacks “raises some grave questions about potential Russian interference with our electoral process,” according to Politico.

    “I’m really concerned about the credible reports about Russian government interference in our elections,” she said, per Politico.

    Thank you, Madame President. This cannot be emphasized enough – and I’m really pissed at the GOP for not taking a strong stance against this kind of action. Today, the Democrats … tomorrow, your asses, Republicans. Seriously, think about it. Oh, that’s right, I forgot – critical thinking … it’s not your thing.

  4. Avatar for paulw paulw says:

    If a republican had said this about a democratic candidate, it would be all over the majors 24/7, with fearful denials and “a shadow over the campaign”, but instead it’s business as usual.

    I think people are right when they say that we essentially expect republicans to be crooks and so don’t spend a lot of time on the additional evidence that they are.

  5. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    I certainly hope that she doesn’t.

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