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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep. Schiff says alleged Russian meddling in election was an effort to destroy American democracy
Democrats and most of the rest of America are concerned about Russian meddling -- not because Clinton lost - but because our country and our government, national security and democracy are compromised. I'm sure GOP will keep up their meme that Dems are concerned just because Clinton lost --- but that's NOT the reason for concern. THIS is...
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Rep. Adam Schiff says alleged Russian meddling in election was an effort to destroy American democracy
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) said Tuesday that the alleged Russian meddling in last years presidential election was about far more than favoring one candidate over another. He said it was an effort to undermine the foundation of American democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian regime in Moscow.
Now if you look at this as just a one-off intervention, you might be inclined to dismiss the greater significance of it, or if you listen to the president, you might be inclined to dismiss this as simply efforts to relitigate a lost election, Schiff told several hundred people at UC Irvine. But the significance is really far greater. Quite separate and apart from the desire of the Russians to help Donald Trump and hurt Hillary Clinton was a more fundamental objective, and that was really to tear down at our democracy.
Schiff is the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, which is investigating allegations of Russian intervention in the presidential election, including the leaking of hacked Democratic emails and contacts between Trump associates and Russians.
Trump has declared the investigation the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history on Twitter. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Tulare), the former chairman of the committee, recently told hundreds of Republicans at a fundraiser that the investigation is about nothing more than Democrats trying to justify Clintons loss. Nunes stepped down from his position after allegations arose that he mishandled classified information.
Now if you look at this as just a one-off intervention, you might be inclined to dismiss the greater significance of it, or if you listen to the president, you might be inclined to dismiss this as simply efforts to relitigate a lost election, Schiff told several hundred people at UC Irvine. But the significance is really far greater. Quite separate and apart from the desire of the Russians to help Donald Trump and hurt Hillary Clinton was a more fundamental objective, and that was really to tear down at our democracy.
Schiff is the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, which is investigating allegations of Russian intervention in the presidential election, including the leaking of hacked Democratic emails and contacts between Trump associates and Russians.
Trump has declared the investigation the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history on Twitter. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Tulare), the former chairman of the committee, recently told hundreds of Republicans at a fundraiser that the investigation is about nothing more than Democrats trying to justify Clintons loss. Nunes stepped down from his position after allegations arose that he mishandled classified information.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-schiff-argues-russian-intervention-in-1496173190-htmlstory.html
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Rep. Schiff says alleged Russian meddling in election was an effort to destroy American democracy (Original Post)
CousinIT
May 2017
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Turbineguy
(37,488 posts)1. And with the GOP to help them....
they can't miss.
sinkingfeeling
(51,559 posts)2. I'm not so sure the Russians haven't succeeded.
diva77
(7,726 posts)3. The FCC changed its rules in 2015 so foreigners could buy broadcast licenses.
Now we have some broadcasters funded by Russia -- all part of the plan to undermine American democracy, perhaps?
http://www.aim.org/aim-column/obamas-fcc-plans-sale-of-u-s-media-to-foreigners/
dalton99a
(81,919 posts)4. Excellent point.