Russian hackers reportedly discussed how to steal Clinton's emails and transfer them to Michael Flyn

[Grooveriding]

http://www.businessinsider.com/russian-hackers-michael-flynn-hillary-clinton-emails-2017-6

Hackers believed to be Russian discussed how to steal Hillary Clinton's emails from her private email server and transfer them to Michael Flynn via an intermediary, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing reports compiled by US intelligence agencies investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 election.

One of those intermediaries, according to the Journal, may have been a GOP operative named Peter W. Smith — an 80-year-old opposition researcher who assembled a team of technology experts, lawyers and a Russian-speaking investigator in September 2016 to track down hacking groups with access to the 33,000 emails Clinton deleted from her private email server that she said were personal in nature.

Smith cited a working relationship with Flynn's consulting firm, Flynn Intel Group, when trying to recruit new team members, the Journal reported. And he told Eric York, a computer-security expert from Atlanta who searched the hacker forums on his behalf, that he was "talking to Michael Flynn" about the project and to let him know if he found anything, according to the Journal.

Flynn's lawyer, Robert Kelner, did not respond to request for comment. Smith told the Journal that the hacking groups who claimed to have the deleted Clinton emails — which he could not verify, and therefore did not publish — were probably Russian. There is no evidence the hackers infiltrated Clinton's server.

Special counsel Robert Mueller has been leading the FBI investigation into whether any of Trump's associates colluded with Russia to undermine Clinton during the election.

Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone is also being scrutinized over his conversations with a hacker linked to Russian military intelligence, Guccifer 2.0. Stone exchanged private messages with the self-described hacker last August, and his tweets in the days after raised questions about whether he knew in advance that emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman, John Podesta, would be imminently published by WikiLeaks.

But Flynn's potential ties to Russia have been of particular interest to the committees because of his conversations with Russia's ambassador to the US, Sergey Kislyak, that eventually led to his ouster.

Russian officials bragged about their close relationship to Flynn last year, according to intercepted communications described to CNN, and boasted that they could use him to influence Trump. The way the Russians were talking about Flynn, said a former Obama administration official, "was a five-alarm fire from early on."

The former national security adviser is under FBI scrutiny and has asked for immunity from the bureau and the congressional intelligence committees in exchange for the freedom to tell his "story." It is unclear whether the bureau has granted Flynn immunity, but the House and Senate Intelligence committees have ruled it out.

May be why Trump is losing his mind on Twitter these past few days, or just mental illness has been flaring up recently?

 

[vi edit]

I've read this thing, and several reprints of it and I'm still struggling to connect the dots. It's just a very oddly written article and encourages assumptions without directly relating things. It wants to be a bombshell but seems to be lacking the necessary gunpowder. Or at least that's how I interpret it.

 

[Grooveriding]

I've read this thing, and several reprints of it and I'm still struggling to connect the dots. It's just a very oddly written article and encourages assumptions without directly relating things. It wants to be a bombshell but seems to be lacking the necessary gunpowder. Or at least that's how I interpret it.

I had a similar feeling, doesn't help that I can't read the original WSJ article because it's locked behind a paywall. What I am also wondering is why no one is reporting the circumstances of how this Smith guy died.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Well. Peter Smith won't be testifying on this so.....

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Yeah from what I know there is a lot of speculation in that article but it isn't too outrageous to think a Political operative that is known for dirty tricks would reach out to a hacker group to find missing data. The question that is important is did he think they were just a hacker group or did he know they were foreign intelligence guys or did he do any due dillegence to make sure the latter isn't true.

For our Republican members I'm sure there are dirty trick Democrat guys but they are not relevant to this discussion at the moment

 

[1sikbITCH]

Yeah from what I know there is a lot of speculation in that article but it isn't too outrageous to think a Political operative that is known for dirty tricks would reach out to a hacker group to find missing data. The question that is important is did he think they were just a hacker group or did he know they were foreign intelligence guys or did he do any due dillegence to make sure the latter isn't true.

For our Republican members I'm sure there are dirty trick Democrat guys but they are not relevant to this discussion at the moment

It's the same thing that Nixon did; hire thugs to break in and steal information from the DNC. At least Nixon hired American criminals. Nowadays the GOP is sending American money overseas to foreign crooks and shutting Americans out of jobs. Thanks Trump!

 

[UNCjigga]

I had a similar feeling, doesn't help that I can't read the original WSJ article because it's locked behind a paywall. What I am also wondering is why no one is reporting the circumstances of how this Smith guy died.

Don't worry, I'm sure that as this story picks up traction beyond WSJ, there will be plenty of voices on the intarwebs pointing to either Putin's henchmen ("they've faked heartattacks before!") or Hillary Rodham Clinton ("bodycount +1!!")

 

[Roflmouth]

Oh no, despite the last 434324325534534534543 Russia proclamations by the idiots on the left blowing up in their fat faces, this will be the one to destroy Trump

 

[Roflmouth]

I've read this thing, and several reprints of it and I'm still struggling to connect the dots. It's just a very oddly written article and encourages assumptions without directly relating things. It wants to be a bombshell but seems to be lacking the necessary gunpowder. Or at least that's how I interpret it.

Here, let me translate it into leftese:

"RUSSIA! RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111112222222222222222222222"

 

[HomerJS]

Here, let me translate it into leftese:

"RUSSIA! RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111112222222222222222222222"

Nothing to see here that's why Flynn was fired.

IDIOT

 

[Engineer]

Here, let me translate it into leftese:

"RUSSIA! RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111112222222222222222222222"

and you had the gall to call me a sociopath in another thread?!?!

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Here, let me translate it into leftese:

"RUSSIA! RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111112222222222222222222222"

Benghazi?

 

[HTFOff]

For our Republican members I'm sure there are dirty trick Democrat guys but they are not relevant to this discussion at the moment

Flynn and Kushner are both democrats and both pretty relevant to this discussion.

Dems gonna' Dem.

Silly goose.

 

[Azuma Hazuki]

and you had the gall to call me a sociopath in another thread?!?!

Understand something: the degenerates have no shame and no morals anymore. You shouldn't be surprised; treat them like someone who's mentally ill, even if they're not, and it'll be much easier to deal with them.

 

[Guurn]

Why wouldn't Russia do this? It isn't like they are on our side. Why wouldn't every country we don't get along with for that matter...and every hacker with a grudge.

 

[Paratus]

Oh no, despite the last 434324325534534534543 Russia proclamations by the idiots on the left blowing up in their fat faces, this will be the one to destroy Trump

Here, let me translate it into leftese:

"RUSSIA! RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111112222222222222222222222"

Maybe go for the hat trick so I can break out Baghdad Bob?

 

[manly]

I had a similar feeling, doesn't help that I can't read the original WSJ article because it's locked behind a paywall. What I am also wondering is why no one is reporting the circumstances of how this Smith guy died.

A way through the paywall is WSJ's twitter page: https://twitter.com/wsj

A tweet links to the article: https://t.co/Nw8K1Za8MV

Far from smoking gun evidence, but I'll let you read it for yourself.

 

[JSt0rm]

Here, let me translate it into leftese:

"RUSSIA! RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!RUSSIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111112222222222222222222222"

you are a russian

 

[SMOGZINN]

Benghazi?

But, what about her emails...oh wait.

 

[Roflmouth]

But, what about her emails...oh wait.

Hell, at this point, she probably should've deleted Podesta's emails, huh?

 

[SMOGZINN]

you are a russian

Not all Russians!

 

[vi edit]

Trying to find details but the WSJ is updating this to include Bannon and Conway as involved parties.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Hell, at this point, she probably should've deleted Podesta's emails, huh?

Lordy

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Oh no, despite the last 434324325534534534543 Russia proclamations by the idiots on the left blowing up in their fat faces, this will be the one to destroy Trump

got stuck in the number pad I see.

 

[zinfamous]

Hell, at this point, she probably should've deleted Podesta's emails, huh?

Man, if she had done that we never would have gotten the scoop on that risotto recipe!