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Less than six weeks after accusing the DNC of hacking itself, Trump's rhetoric swung in the opposite direction: He actively asked Russia to hack Hillary Clinton and leak her emails. "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you'll be rewarded mightily by our press," Trump said. "If Russia or China or any other country has those emails, to be honest with you, I’d love to see them." Though Trump's supporters and surrogates dismissed the remark as a joke, the statement carried serious implications in the midst of Russia's hack-and-leak operation targeting the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton campaign. And it remained a bizarrely explicit public wish for the sort of collusion with Russian intelligence that Trump would proceed to deny for years to come. The investigation of FBI special counsel Robert Mueller would later show that Russian hackers had successfully phished Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta … [Read more...] about Trump’s Worst, Most Bizarre Statements About ‘the Cyber’

Van Cleave was astounded at how peaceful and inclusive the movement was. "I don't usually protest…I'm just a person who cares. And I think this is full of people who care." She is looking ahead. "My daughter is 15; she can vote in 2020. I know how she's going to vote, and she gives me hope for the future." … [Read more...] about ‘Dump Trump’: London Protesters Tell U.S. President to Go Home

As people in the highest priority groups, including those age 65 and older and those with compromised immune systems, scrambled this week to find a way to get one of the vaccines, Dr. Megan Ranney wrote that "the vaccine does not have to be as scarce as it is. Miscommunication from health officials and an underprepared vaccine distribution system can hinder vaccine administration just as much as slow vaccine production. While some places are overwhelmed by demand, other clinics have thrown out unused doses when individuals did not show up for their injections." … [Read more...] about Trump critics take risk for good reason

“What they all are, I don’t think we yet know. I hope historically we will find out who he’s beholden to, who pulls his strings. I would love to see his phone records to see whether he was talking to Putin the day that the insurgents invaded our Capitol,” Clinton continued, also placing blame on Trump’s “enablers,” “accomplices,” and “cult members” — a likely reference to his supporters, whom she famously referred to as “deplorables” during her 2016 campaign: … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton Wonders if Trump Spoke to Putin on Day of Capitol Riot: ‘I Would Love to See His Phone Records’

'Trump has significant business entanglements that involve foreign entities. Many of these current business relationships are in parts of the world that are vulnerable to intelligence services from other nation-states. And it is not clear that he understands the tradecraft to which he has been exposed, the reasons the knowledge he has acquired must be protected from disclosure, or the intentions and capabilities of adversaries and competitors who will use any means to advance their interests at the expense of ours,' she added. … [Read more...] about Biden will wait for recommendation from intelligence advisers on whether to share classified information with Trump after he leaves office, top aide says

"And although I can order Air Force One to go anywhere on Tuesday, it can't land without permission from the head of state, so we have to stay in the US where I can give myself permission for all sorts of things, like insurrection and trafficking Don Jr across state lines." … [Read more...] about What will Melania Trump do next? Former FLOTUS options from divorce to Duck Dynasty