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2016 Postmortem

Tal Vez

(660 posts) Sun Aug 7, 2016, 10:07 AM Aug 2016

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Shouldn't it be a crime for Russia/Wikileaks to use altered documents to influence [View all]

our elections? Surely, Putin and Assange should be permitted to express their support for Trump, but should the American electorate have to put up with purposeful distortions of reality designed to deprive voters of the truth?

Russian Hackers Altered Emails Before Release to Wikileaks:

https://www.reddit.com/r/EnoughTrumpSpam/comments/4uyih3/russian_hackers_altered_emails_before_release_to/

I think that a grand jury should investigate the Russian/Wikileaks campaign activities. I suspect that when the truth comes out, some of these activities will be found to be criminal.

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Shouldn't it be a crime for Russia/Wikileaks to use altered documents to influence [View all] Tal Vez Aug 2016 OP

It's a matter of jurisdiction. MineralMan Aug 2016 #1

Yes, I see your point. But, doesn't some of this activity take place in the United States? Tal Vez Aug 2016 #2

It is espionage. Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #3

I hate to think that Trump could be that stupid, but I suspect that you're right. Tal Vez Aug 2016 #4

Isn't it a crime to hack into a computer? LoverOfLiberty Aug 2016 #5

Yes to the first question; the second one is more complicated Recursion Aug 2016 #6

Certainly it depends on jurisdiction LoverOfLiberty Aug 2016 #7

Truth question. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #8

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