'“Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,.. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.”
Yep, That's Exactly what I said, and you know what, I hope they do it. Just do it! Hey, no one else has been able to do it. And Look, they were able to crack into those filthy Democrats emails, which by the way I had absolutly Nothing to do with, honest, cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye, so I be...tcha they can find that crooked liers missing emails too. Maybe I'll have to put a little call in to my BFF, Vlad The Good. Man, I bet I'll get a Lot of positive 'press' off this little ditty! There's some Americans who still actually think that Russia should stay Out of American politics, and some folks want Me to repudiate my BFF, but you know what, “I’m not going to tell Putin what to do.” “Why should I tell Putin what to do?” My BFF?! And you know what? We Still don't 'know' who killed JFK. While the Russkies are at it, they might as well figure that one out as well. Figure it! Just do it! Do it! And while they're at it, they might as well figure who's buried in 'Grants' grave. And how about that President of ours. He Still can't prove where he was born! My BFF can figure That one out too! Oh, and there's Still people who actually believe that America landed a spacecraft on the Moon! Get a load of That one! Go at it Vlad!
Oh Sure, it may be a 'little' unorthodox for someone wonderful, and not a 'little great, like myself who's running for President of the United States to ask a foriegn power, such as our, or at Least My, best friend Russia to conduct a little 'spycraft' against our Own country, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do to get elected these days! It's not all that easy you know, and I sure a heck can't do it on my personality and Statesmanship alone. There's an old 'business' saying; 'If you ain't cheating, you ain't winning'. I Know how to get respect! You don't get it by being 'nice' or playing fair! If you think This is outlandish just wait til I'm elected Commander In Chief of this country! Talk about childish stuff! If you like childish, spoiled, baby faces I make Now, just wait until I'm face to face with a foriegn powers 'leader! I'm gonna make America 'great again', no, Really! You ain't seen Nothing yet! Nothing! Geez! It's not like I'm asking Russia to Attack us with a bunch of Mig 21's or something! I mean, Come On, we spy against Them all the time! A little tit-for-tat ain't gonna hurt 'Anyone', well, except maybe that crooked liar Hillary. What a liar! Unlike Myself who Never, Ever lies. Never! Lies! Me! Hardly ever! Seldom never...ever...Just remember one thing even if you forget Everything else; Remember that a Wasted Vote is a vote you may have to live with for Four Lonnnnng, miserable, seemingly never ending, years.' :/ :/
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Yep, That's Exactly what I said, and you know what, I hope they do it. Just do it! Hey, no one else has been able to do it. And Look, they were able to crack into those filthy Democrats emails, which by the way I had absolutly Nothing to do with, honest, cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye, so I be...tcha they can find that crooked liers missing emails too. Maybe I'll have to put a little call in to my BFF, Vlad The Good. Man, I bet I'll get a Lot of positive 'press' off this little ditty! There's some Americans who still actually think that Russia should stay Out of American politics, and some folks want Me to repudiate my BFF, but you know what, “I’m not going to tell Putin what to do.” “Why should I tell Putin what to do?” My BFF?! And you know what? We Still don't 'know' who killed JFK. While the Russkies are at it, they might as well figure that one out as well. Figure it! Just do it! Do it! And while they're at it, they might as well figure who's buried in 'Grants' grave. And how about that President of ours. He Still can't prove where he was born! My BFF can figure That one out too! Oh, and there's Still people who actually believe that America landed a spacecraft on the Moon! Get a load of That one! Go at it Vlad!
Oh Sure, it may be a 'little' unorthodox for someone wonderful, and not a 'little great, like myself who's running for President of the United States to ask a foriegn power, such as our, or at Least My, best friend Russia to conduct a little 'spycraft' against our Own country, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do to get elected these days! It's not all that easy you know, and I sure a heck can't do it on my personality and Statesmanship alone. There's an old 'business' saying; 'If you ain't cheating, you ain't winning'. I Know how to get respect! You don't get it by being 'nice' or playing fair! If you think This is outlandish just wait til I'm elected Commander In Chief of this country! Talk about childish stuff! If you like childish, spoiled, baby faces I make Now, just wait until I'm face to face with a foriegn powers 'leader! I'm gonna make America 'great again', no, Really! You ain't seen Nothing yet! Nothing! Geez! It's not like I'm asking Russia to Attack us with a bunch of Mig 21's or something! I mean, Come On, we spy against Them all the time! A little tit-for-tat ain't gonna hurt 'Anyone', well, except maybe that crooked liar Hillary. What a liar! Unlike Myself who Never, Ever lies. Never! Lies! Me! Hardly ever! Seldom never...ever...Just remember one thing even if you forget Everything else; Remember that a Wasted Vote is a vote you may have to live with for Four Lonnnnng, miserable, seemingly never ending, years.' :/ :/
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The many problems with Donald Trump’s call for Russia to spy on Hillary Clinton
"They probably have her 33,000 emails, too. I hope they do," he said, adding later: "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press."
There are many, many potential problems with this scenario — and not just for Clinton's campaign, but also for U.S. national security. Indeed, the logical extension of his comments is that a foreign power would be deciding how to handle possibly sensitive information about a potential U.S. president.
And none other than Trump himself has suggested this kind of information could be used to "blackmail" Clinton.
First, a little background: Trump here is referring to approximately half of more than 60,000 emails on the private server that Clinton used as secretary of state and that were deleted because they were deemed "personal" and not turned over to State Department investigators. Republicans have cried foul over their deletion.
Trump seemed to imply later Wednesday, in a tweet, that he simply wanted the emails to be turned over to the FBI, no matter who might obtain them.
And he has said previously in this campaign, without any evidence, that enemies of the United States "almost certainly" have accessed Clinton's emails and are using them to blackmail her. So he's clearly aware of that possibility.
FBI Director James B. Comey said in rebuking Clinton's use of the email server earlier this month that it's indeed possible the server had been accessed — but that there was no evidence yet that it had happened.
"Given that combination of factors, we assess it is possible that hostile actors gained access to Secretary Clinton's personal email account," he said.
Trump's aim here seems to be highlighting that Clinton deleted her emails, full stop. If Russia can find them, after all, maybe they will come to light, he seems to suggest.
But that scenario could also very plausibly lend itself to the kind of cyberespionage — blackmail or otherwise — that Trump has already alleged Clinton is being subjected to.
The emails were deemed personal and should not contain classified information. Yes, but many work-related emails Clinton said did not contain classified information were later proven by the FBI to have contained some. And even if the information is all personal in nature, that could be used against Clinton, too.
"We’re talking about countries that are doing very well," he told the New York Times last week. "Then yes, I would be absolutely prepared to tell those countries, 'Congratulations, you will be defending yourself.'"
The comment earned stern rebukes from all sides of the U.S. foreign-policy debate and foreign leaders. The message it sends to allies, experts said, is that the United States can't be trusted to honor its foreign commitments — which would be a major problem for the United States' standing in the world and for maintaining and building relationships with allies.
So Trump is clearly not abiding by the standard protocol of U.S. officials who talk carefully about foreign policy.
But Wednesday's comments ratchet things up even more. Even as he contended that he's not the preferred candidate of Russia — as Democrats have alleged and Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested — he's now hoping Russia has potentially damaging information about a possible U.S. president.
That's stunning. And while Trump did not say he wants Russia to use those emails for blackmail or espionage purposes, his previous comments make clear it's a possibility he's very well aware of.
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