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Thu Jul 6, 2017, 01:49 PM Jul 2017

6 Places Trump Could Look for Evidence of Russian Meddling

During a press conference in Poland on Thursday, a reporter asked President Donald Trump point blank if he believes Russia tried to interfere with the 2016 US election. “I think it was Russia and I think it could have been other people and other countries,” Trump responded. He added vaguely, “I think it’s been happening for a long time. I think it’s been happening for many, many years.” Once again, he avoided pointing a finger directly at Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he will meet with on Friday at the G20 summit in Germany.

“We never interfere in the political life and the political processes of other countries,” Vladimir Putin said with a straight face in May. Yet for more than a decade, the Russian leader has sought to sway elections and destabilize democratic nations through a variety of means, from cyberattacks to military invasion. By sowing chaos, confusion, and discontent abroad, Putin hopes to shore up Russia’s standing and distract from economic and political problems at home. Here’s how his ambitions have played out around the world.

Full Article: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/07/russian-meddling-europe-elections/

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