Trump, without evidence, blames China for hacking Clinton emails

[webfact]

Trump, without evidence, blames China for hacking Clinton emails

 

FILE PHOTO: Hillary Clinton, Former U.S. Secretary of State listens to Journalist Tina Brown during the Women In The World Summit in New York City, U.S., April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter early on Wednesday China hacked the emails of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton but did not offer any evidence or further information.

 

"Hillary Clinton's Emails, many of which are Classified Information, got hacked by China. Next move better be by the FBI & DOJ or, after all of their other missteps (Comey, McCabe, Strzok, Page, Ohr, FISA, Dirty Dossier etc.), their credibility will be forever gone!" he tweeted a little after midnight on Wednesday.

 

Trump said in an earlier tweet on Tuesday night: "China hacked Hillary Clinton's private Email Server. Are they sure it wasn't Russia (just kidding!)? What are the odds that the FBI and DOJ are right on top of this? Actually, a very big story. Much classified information!"

 

Speaking in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said such accusations were nothing new.

"This isn't the first time we've heard similar kinds of allegations," Hua told a daily news briefing.

 

"China is a staunch defender of cybersecurity. We firmly oppose and crack down on any forms of internet attacks and the stealing of secrets," she added, without specifically mentioning Trump or Clinton in her answer.

 

U.S. intelligence officials have said Russia orchestrated the hacking of Democratic officials to meddle with the 2016 presidential election.

 

A U.S. federal grand jury indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers in July on charges of hacking the computer networks of Clinton and the Democratic Party.

 

Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating Russia's role in the 2016 election and whether the campaign of Republican candidate Trump colluded with Moscow. Russia denies meddling in the elections, while Trump has denied any collusion.

 

Trump said in April 2017 China may have hacked the emails of Democratic officials to meddle with the 2016 presidential election. He also did not provide any evidence backing his allegation at that time.

 

China has repeatedly denied any accusations of involvement in overseas hacking attacks.

 

China and the United States, whose ties are often fraught, are also currently in the midst of an increasingly bitter trade war.

 

(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee; Additional reporting by Michael Martina in Beijing; Editing by Paul Tait and Michael Perry)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-08-29

[keith101]

Russia hacked her emails and Trump told them to do it at one of his campaign rallies as was shown all around the world .

[mtls2005]

Is it a 400 pound Chinese guy?

[Jingthing]

"trump" is melting down badly recently because it drives him crazy that his legal situation is caving in on him and an actually decent American leader John McCain (as opposed to a bizarre criminally corrupt clown) is being remembered fondly this week. 

 

Just more (predictable) distractions trying (and usually succeeding) in getting the center of attention back on him. What a sick man!

 

That was OK before he had any power. Now he inflicts his sickness on the entire world. Make it stop!

Edited August 29, 2018 by Jingthing

[zaphod reborn]

There was never anything in Hillary's emails.  It was a fabrication of Russian intelligence which spread like wildfire through alt-right conspiracy social media groups.  By focusing everyone on Hillary's emails, Trump and his cohorts put pressure on the FBI to distract them from the real counter-terrorism investigation, which was the hacking of the DNC and DNCC emails and the GOP's conspiracy in weaponizing and targeting the dissemination of those emails to suppress Democratic vote participation.  Comey got so caught up in the furor, that he publicly disclosed the closing and then the re-opening of an investigation into Clinton's email server.  A great election strategy, but it is slowly unraveling.  Damage to the GOP could last for 20 years.

[Becker]

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter early on Wednesday China hacked the emails of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton but did not offer any evidence or further information.

 

And why should he. Real information and evidence is of no interest to the base man-child supporter.

[Peterw42]

I wonder if I googled this ridiculous statement by trump, if google would have it hidden ?

[Guest]

Trump: Russia good, China bad. ( and Russia has the Phi Phi tape on me).

 

China: Phuket, want to see short video of Trump having sex with Stormy Daniels? It's 2 minutes of action. 

 

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stormy-daniels-donald-trump-vogue-profile_us_5b85817de4b0511db3d22588

[from the home of CC]

Keep stepping on the dragons tail and one day it will awaken.

[impulse]

18 minutes ago, Becker said:

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter early on Wednesday China hacked the emails of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton but did not offer any evidence or further information.

 

And why should he. Real information and evidence is of no interest to the base man-child supporter.

 

A better question would be "how could he?"  Any such evidence would probably come from US intelligence and be classified.

 

I'll go one step further and say the NSA hacked them, too.  Because they hack everything.  Just like some other nation states...

 

[Morch]

13 minutes ago, from the home of CC said:

Keep stepping on the dragons tail and one day it will awaken.

 

Viserys Targaryen, is that you?

 

 

[zaphod reborn]

I wonder why nobody ever points out that Hillary's emails were never hacked.  The DNC's, DNCC's and John Podesta's emails were hacked, not Hillary's.  Trump's alternative facts.

[BigBadGeordie]

4 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

I wonder if I googled this ridiculous statement by trump, if google would have it hidden ?

Just done that for you.

478909 results, 478908 are Right Wing propagada groups, the other is Fox News.

[spidermike007]

Putin has something on the huckster. And Trump is doing everything he can to deflect. I believe there were video tapes of the urine orgies, with underage escorts, that Putin generously offered agent orange as a gift. He has been in the business of blackmailing people his entire career, and Trump was either too naive, or too horny to be able to say no. Now, he has him big time. Even the fundamentalists and evangelicals would have to walk away from supporting the charlatan, if this news came out. 

 

This is just another day in the presidency of the fool. He makes stuff up as he goes along, and a percentage of his base drink the kool aid, and buy into every lie.

 

What can one say? One could say Trump never wears his power lightly. He embodies the absolute absence of grace, dignity and honor.

Edited August 30, 2018 by spidermike007

[klauskunkel]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

he tweeted a little after midnight

The Midnight Tweeter strikes again, stay tuned for more bowel movements.

[thaiguzzi]

2 successful businessmen.

2 Twitter addicts.

2 very clever people who are actually stupid.

Musk'nTrump.

Sounds like a new burger franchise.

[Tug]

Are we getting a we bit desperate Donald just spinning and spewing bs I want to surf the blue wave that drowns that clown

[zaphod reborn]

14 hours ago, zaphod reborn said:

I wonder why nobody ever points out that Hillary's emails were never hacked.  The DNC's, DNCC's and John Podesta's emails were hacked, not Hillary's.  Trump's alternative facts.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-no-evidence-clinton-server-hacked-despite-trump-183226677--politics.html

[Srikcir]

16 hours ago, impulse said:

Any such evidence would probably come from US intelligence and be classified.

See zaphod reborn's Post #18 - FBI who has access to classified intelligence found no evidence.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-no-evidence-clinton-server-hacked-despite-trump-183226677--politics.html

[riclag]

 That's rich!The guy has  the number one clearance for classified intel  in the US. I would tend to believe him ,than the Career Professional FBI sources, who ever they are!

"Despite a lack of evidence that Clinton’s server had been breached, the Justice Department report acknowledged that there was no way of knowing “100%” whether the servers had been accessed by hackers who expertly covered their tracks.

Still, a forensic specialist with the FBI who was quoted in the report said he was “fairly confident that there wasn’t an intrusion.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/29/fbi-refutes-report-promoted-by-trump-that-china-obtained-hillary-clintons-emails.html

[Grouse]

What do they call those things that vets use to put down sick donkeys?

[impulse]

11 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

16 hours ago, impulse said:

Any such evidence would probably come from US intelligence and be classified.

See zaphod reborn's Post #18 - FBI who has access to classified intelligence found no evidence.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-no-evidence-clinton-server-hacked-despite-trump-183226677--politics.html

 

You figure the NSA shares the results of all their unconstitutional activities with fellow agencies that have powers (and a legal obligation) of arrest when they know about unconstitutional activities?

 

Edited August 30, 2018 by impulse

[riclag]

2 minutes ago, Grouse said:

What do they call those things that vets use to put down sick donkeys?

sick elephants

[Srikcir]

42 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

You figure the NSA shares the results of all their unconstitutional activities with fellow agencies that have powers (and a legal obligation) of arrest when they know about unconstitutional activities?

 

“The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, riclag said:

 That's rich!The guy has  the number one clearance for classified intel  in the US. I would tend to believe him ,than the Career Professional FBI sources, who ever they are!

"Despite a lack of evidence that Clinton’s server had been breached, the Justice Department report acknowledged that there was no way of knowing “100%” whether the servers had been accessed by hackers who expertly covered their tracks.

Still, a forensic specialist with the FBI who was quoted in the report said he was “fairly confident that there wasn’t an intrusion.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/29/fbi-refutes-report-promoted-by-trump-that-china-obtained-hillary-clintons-emails.html

" I would tend to believe him"

 

Yes, time and time again you have made clear you believe him, despite all the proven lies he spouts.

[watcharacters]

1 minute ago, stevenl said:

" I would tend to believe him"

 

Yes, time and time again you have made clear you believe him, despite all the proven lies he spouts.

 

Trump supporters seem to be committed to supporting him no matter how much he lies and no matter what crimes he commits.

 

[Jingthing]

47 minutes ago, watcharacters said:

 

Trump supporters seem to be committed to supporting him no matter how much he lies and no matter what crimes he commits.

 

They revel in it. The more outrageous that demagogue acts, the stronger the support of his hard core fan base. The sad part is even after we find a way to dump that human stain, the people that represent his base will still be around. 

[heybruce]

2 hours ago, impulse said:

 

You figure the NSA shares the results of all their unconstitutional activities with fellow agencies that have powers (and a legal obligation) of arrest when they know about unconstitutional activities?

 

Good argument, which is why such logic is used to defend every whacko conspiracy involving the US government.

[freebyrd]

Congratulations to BoonMee. 10 haha's on Page 1, surpassing 9 sads on Page 1 on another thread about the thatched one earlier this week. Birds of a feather, Trump shoeshiners certainly do stick together ?.

[Berkshire]

"Without evidence."  Pretty much every allegation that Trump comes up with is "without evidence."  What a moron.