Senator Warner from Virginia gave public statements today to WTOP radio, and to the general press with Senator Burr, on what is, in this country, euphemistically called “the Russia investigation” about Russia’s meddling in our national elections. In the first statement he laid out the that facts on Russian hacks of both political parties. He said the Russians then released information on only one candidate, Hillary Clinton. This was a direct attempt to favor Donald Trump.
In the nationally broadcast press conference this afternoon, Both Burr and Warner deferred comments about releasing of one party’s memos over another, and Senator Burr did not answer the same question the same way Warner did earlier. Neither person mentioned any favoritism, one way or another.
Warner was playing to a local constituency on WTOP and a national audience this afternoon. The Democrats still push the narrative that the Russians wanted Hillary Clinton to lose the election and that is one reason she lost. If they avoid talking about it in a joint press conference, there still must be reason to think that part was not conclusive.
The Russians tried hard to make sure Ronald Reagan was not re-elected going after his staff and the President himself. They didn’t use Facebook or Twitter because they didn’t exist then. Give credit to the Russians for adapting their media to fit the times. They must think there is nothing we can do about it, but they are having an election of their own next year. Maybe there could be some reciprocal games played to even the score.
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