The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is pursuing at least three separate probes relating to alleged Russian hacking of the U.S. presidential elections, according to five current and former government officials with direct knowledge of the situation.
While the fact that the FBI is investigating had been reported previously by the New York Times and other media, these officials shed new light on both the precise number of inquires and their focus.
The FBI's Pittsburgh field office, which runs many cyber security investigations, is trying to identify the people behind breaches of the Democratic National Committee's computer systems, the officials said. Those breaches, in 2015 and the first half of 2016, exposed the internal communications of party officials as the Democratic nominating convention got underway and helped undermine support for Hillary Clinton.
The Pittsburgh case has progressed furthest, but Justice Department officials in Washington believe there is not enough clear evidence yet for an indictment, two of the sources said.
Meanwhile the bureau’s San Francisco office is trying to identify the people who called themselves “Guccifer 2” and posted emails stolen from Clinton campaign manager John Podesta’s account, the sources said. Those emails contained details about fundraising by the Clinton Foundation and other topics.
Beyond the two FBI field offices, FBI counterintelligence agents based in Washington are pursuing leads from informants and foreign communications intercepts, two of the people said.
Okay that all sounds very promising, but it still bothers me that the head of the FBI is a Trump sycophant who interfered in the election to help him win.
Even though I have heard that Comey cannot do anything directly to block this investigation from going forward, I am still troubled.
But do you know who is NOT troubled?
Vladimir Putin.
Courtesy of Business Insider:
The slow drip of revelations about communication between Russia and associates of President Donald Trump has created the kind of "unbelievable turmoil" in Washington that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been known to revel in.
Reports have emerged in recent days that the Kremlin is getting nervous about the chaos, because the government has been counting on Trump to improve the US-Russia relationship.
But some experts say that, on the contrary, Putin is likely feeding off of the chaos and the extent to which it has furthered his own domestic agenda — that is, to convey to ordinary Russians how ineffective Western democracy can be.
Yes their inability to completely control Trump, or predict his behavior, is surely troubling the Kremlin.
But then again since nobody else seems to have any control over him, or have the ability to predict what he will do next, that means that America looks more dangerous and out of control every day.
So how could that not put a smile on Vlad's face?
I just hope the FBI puts a rush on this investigation so that we can get enough evidence to eject the giant Oompa Loompa from office, and hopefully his entire cabinet along with him.
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