***** BREAKING - FBI investigating suspected Russian hack of DNC emails*****

[DemocratSinceBirth]

(CNN)The FBI on Monday confirmed they are investigating a hack into the Democratic National Committee, the first acknowledgment from the agency that they are probing the incident, which US officials suspect came from a Russian cyber attack.

Fallout over the emails led DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to announce her resignation Sunday.
"The FBI is investigating a cyber intrusion involving the DNC and are working to determine the nature and scope of the matter," the agency said in a statement. "A compromise of this nature is something we take very seriously, and the FBI will continue to investigate and hold accountable those who pose a threat in cyberspace."


http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/25/politics/democratic-convention-dnc-emails-russia/

[onehandle]

1. We should airdrop Trump into Putin's back yard to investigate in person.

He can bunk with Snowden.

[JustAnotherGen]

9. Best thought I've read at DU today regarding Trump!

That's a fantastic idea!

[tallahasseedem]

10. +1

I think a lot of us would contribute if this was a GoFundMe.

[DemonGoddess]

11. ^^^This!!!

You won the thread!

[uponit7771]

22. +1

[workinclasszero]

25. Works for me!

[MynameisBlarney]

30. Not bad...

What about air-mail via ACME Catapult across the Bering Strait?

[fleabiscuit]

34. +1

[Iliyah]

2. Yep

[Loki Liesmith]

3. uh I hope this isn't really breaking news

in that I hope they have been investigating since day one...

[AgadorSparticus]

36. This is just a reminder...

[Tatiana]

4. Good. It's about time. Let's put an end to this nonsense. n/t

[DustyJoe]

5. This should be good

The FBI's investigation team track record the past years hardly indicate that they
will be able to accomplish this task.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. Depends on your definition of accomplish.

I am confident they will confirm the source of the intrusion.

[fleabiscuit]

35. Such as? nt

[Peacetrain]

6. YES!!!

[sheshe2]

7. K&R

[MohRokTah]

12. Can't wait until Trump is considered a person of interest in this investigation. eom

[meow2u3]

20. From your mouth to God's ears

[DemonGoddess]

13. K&R!

[Hekate]

14. KnR

[Kablooie]

15. This helps verify the claim.

Without verification it could be seen as empty campaign hyperbole to damage Trump.

[Ghost Dog]

42. Yes you need evidence

that 1. Russian state operators were among the possibly several hackers who accessed the DNC server before it was rebooted on June 12, and 2. Russian state operators then passed these emails to Wikileaks.

[RapSoDee]

16. The Republican-Russian alliance against America

deserves to be investigated.

[treestar]

17. Good

None of these were intended for public consumption. Most of us do not think all of our emails are going to be made public.

[fleabiscuit]

37. And nothing released in any kind of context that I can discern.

Not that it would paint a nice picture, but shabby evidence without it.

[Loki]

18. Thanks DSB!

This is something we all need to be concerned about no matter whose campaign was being compromised. This is a foreign government apparently trying to influence our presidential elections and we want answers concerning who was involved, who they were coordinating with and the ultimate why. So many dots are starting to connect, and that's always been the greatest danger and the greatest questions "Why didn't you connect the dots?" How many times have we heard that one.

[fleabiscuit]

38. +1 "This is a foreign government apparently trying to influence our presidential elections"

[SunSeeker]

19. BOOM!

[Blue Idaho]

21. Good News

I hope that includes a connection to Wiki Leaks as well...

[Spitfire of ATJ]

23. On behalf of Trump.

[bucolic_frolic]

24. Didn't we hear of this hacking first about 3 weeks ago?

What's taken this so long to get going?

[Ghost Dog]

43. You first heard about the Guccifer 2.0 hack of the DNC server

and the leaking of DNC research about Trump:

https://www.wired.com/2016/06/chaotic-whodunnit-follows-dncs-trump-research-hack/

And see this thread today: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2290264

[MattP]

26. Link

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/25/fbi-suspects-russia-hacked-dnc-u-s-officials-say-it-was-to-elect-donald-trump.html

[bonemachine]

27. From what I've heard

It's more of a 'review' than an 'investigation'. It's just how the FBI rolls.

[ToxMarz]

28. Maybe they should enlist the help of the crack investigative team

Trump sent to Hawaii to get to the bottom of Obamas birth certificate.

[fleabiscuit]

39. Burn!

[emulatorloo]

29. Thank you for posting this story. I fully expect the FBI will get to the bottom of this

and am very interested to hear about what they find.

[OnDoutside]

31. Could this be a new Watergate ?

[Blanks]

32. Trump wants to cut defense spending...

On our European allies. Of course the Russians are going to help him.

It's the kind of thing that fiscal conservatives find appealing about 'the Donald'.

The flip side is that the military industrial complex (which controls the media) isn't likely to be all that excited about Trump's thriftsavery on this matter that is so important to them.

It will be interesting to see how Hillary's team will spin this and how steadfast Trump is on his 'make them (the Europeans) pay for their own defense' stance.

[fleabiscuit]

40. It's a lot more than that.

Dump directly benefits financially from Russian investments.

[Blanks]

44. His supporters don't care about that...

In fact they're probably impressed by that.

The Russians supporting him because he's weakening our defense might not work as well.

[fleabiscuit]

45. It's the FBI I'm interested in. eom

[EricMaundry]

33. Awesome

Some quick revelations would be nice.

Does Trump use a secure server?

[fleabiscuit]

41. Probably the best Russian IT can provide. nt

[Doctor Jack]

46. We may have lost the battle but won the war on this one

Trump using a foreign government to spy on his political enemies....naughty