Russian interference sought to boost Bernie Sanders in 2016, Mueller report says

[Gothmog]

trump won by cheating and help from Russia

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The report provides a fresh look at allegations that the Russian-based Internet Research Agency not only interfered in the 2016 campaign on social media on behalf of Donald Trump but also to help Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Internal IRA documents “referred to support for the Trump campaign and opposition to candidate Clinton,” according to the report. While much of this section of the report is redacted, it cites directions to IRA operators not to harm Sanders.

“Main idea: Use any opportunity to criticize Hillary [Clinton] and the rest (except Sanders and Trump — we support them),” quotes the report.....

While Sanders had said in a previous radio interview that one of his campaign workers figured out what was going on and alerted Clinton campaign officials, his 2016 campaign manager Jeff Weaver told The Post in a recent interview for the story that Sanders “misspoke a little bit and conflated a few of the facts. .?.?. He did not know, I did not know, none of us knew” that Russia was behind the efforts.

[still_one]

1. and those over at JPR welcomed it with open arms

[Hoyt]

2. No doubt. But we are supposed to forget 2016.

[shanny]

3. This is Bernie's fault!

[Thekaspervote]

6. You are right... NO sarcasm

[shanny]

7. lol

He's a master manipulator, can even bend teh Russkis to his will.

[Historic NY]

4. Knock that 12% off the 20 he has and its only 8%

[NightWatcher]

5. Remember that time his biggest media advocate Thom Hartmann was paid by RT?

Ain't it funny how he's still given credit as a "Progressive"radio host? Nothing says Progressive like taking money from Russian state propaganda television to produce a show aimed at Americans.

[TwilightZone]

8. His stuff is still posted here frequently.

Though, I've noticed that it doesn't get the attention it used to.

[moondust]

9. ABC

Anybody But Clinton

[rockfordfile]

10. Whats that suppose to mean?

[moondust]

11. Putin hated Hillary.

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Because of her support for sanctions imposed by the Obama administration. Putin knew there was no chance she would ever lift the sanctions, and might even make them worse. She might have also worked to limit his influence in Syria and elsewhere. Strongmen like Putin generally don't like women in power. etc.

[pangaia]

13. Exactly.. didn;t matter if it was Sanders or Joe Blow....

[pangaia]

14. Putin wanted ANYBODY but Hillary, She would have been a living hell for him...

[sheshe2]

15. The redacted sections....

Hmmm.

[UCmeNdc]

16. Putin would use anybody to take Clinton down. He wanted to destroy the US.

Putin is the winner here. He got Trump, his candidate, elected.

[Cha]

17. Good, it's Confirmed.. knew

already.

[Gothmog]

23. sanders has a russia problem

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[Cha]

24. Thanks, Goth..

We both know that will never happen.

[betsuni]

18. K&R

[Qutzupalotl]

19. Russia thought Clinton would be harder to beat.

At one point they assess that Trump would have only a 25% chance of beating Hillary, so amplifying divisions between Hillary and Bernie was more “interesting” to them.

In other words, Russia thought Bernie would be more likely to lose to Trump.

We should keep that in mind this cycle. I supported Bernie in the 2016 primary. Not this time.

[brer cat]

20. K&R

[Andy823]

21. K&R nt

[Gothmog]

22. Russia promoted Bernie Sanders because they knew he couldn't possibly win,

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