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Russians Hacked Election Systems in 39 States

June 13, 2017 Buck Banks

39

“Russia’s cyberattack on the U.S. electoral system before Donald Trump’s election was far more widespread than has been publicly revealed, including incursions into voter databases and software systems in almost twice as many states as previously reported,” Bloomberg reports. “Details of the wave of attacks, in the summer and fall of 2016, were provided by three people with direct knowledge of the U.S. investigation into the matter. In all, the Russian hackers hit systems in a total of 39 states, one of them said.”

No Spin for Flynn

April 1, 2017 Buck Banks

He was fired by Obama for insubordination,
He was fired by Trump for Russian assignations.
Now Mike Flynn has the temerity
To request full immunity.
As he himself said, that’s a sign of guilt and desperation.

Forget? Nyet!

March 13, 2017 Buck Banks

It started with Mike Flynn and Jeff Sessions,
But now it’s expanded to dozens.
It now appears to be
A failure of collective memory —
Never before have so many forgotten so many conversations with so many Russians.

Fewer FBI Agents on Trump’s Russia Connections than Clinton Emails

March 13, 2017 Buck Banks

15 to 20

“One source familiar with the Russia investigation resorted to a mathematical equation to divulge — sort of — the number of agents assigned to the matter,” CNN reports. “It’s five to 10 fewer than were assigned to the Hillary Clinton email investigation, said the source, who is not authorized to speak publicly and did so on the condition of anonymity. There were about two dozen dedicated to that case, so that makes 15 to 20 on the Russia investigation.”

Majority Wants Special Prosecutor on Trump-Russia Ties

March 8, 2017 Buck Banks

56%

A new Politico/Morning Consult poll finds 56% of voters support appointing a special prosecutor to investigate alleged ties between President Trump’s campaign staff and the Russian government, while just 30% do not.

Good Nominee Advice

March 2, 2017March 17, 2017 Buck Banks

When testifying to Congress, make a good impression,
Answer honestly and fully any member’s questions.
Like when you’ve been meeting with Russian spies,
It’s probably inappropriate to tell lies,
Or you’ll wind up in a pickle, like Jeff Sessions.

Rather: Trump’s Russian Scandal Might Be as Big as Watergate

February 16, 2017 Buck Banks

Watergate is the biggest political scandal of my lifetime, until maybe now. It was the closest we came to a debilitating Constitutional crisis, until maybe now. On a 10 scale of Armageddon for our form of government, I would put Watergate at a 9. This Russia scandal is currently somewhere around a 5 or 6, in my opinion, but it is cascading in intensity seemingly by the hour. … And we may look back and see, in the end, that it is at least as big as Watergate. It may become the measure by which all future scandals are judged. It has all the necessary ingredients, and that is chilling.

Tag: Russiagate

Russians Hacked Election Systems in 39 States

39

No Spin for Flynn

Forget? Nyet!

Fewer FBI Agents on Trump’s Russia Connections than Clinton Emails

15 to 20

Majority Wants Special Prosecutor on Trump-Russia Ties

56%

A new Politico/Morning Consult poll finds 56% of voters support appointing a special prosecutor to investigate alleged ties between President Trump’s campaign staff and the Russian government, while just 30% do not.

Good Nominee Advice

Rather: Trump’s Russian Scandal Might Be as Big as Watergate

— Dan Rather

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

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