Trump: 'I Hope' Russia Finds Missing Clinton Emails

[smilesammich 10,727]

Trump faced questions about whether he endorses foreign governments meddling in America's election and domestic affairs, an allegation that he balked at despite issuing the above challenge just moments later. "What do I have to do with Putin?" Trump retorted when asked if he'd tell Putin to stay out of the election. "I'm not going to tell Putin what to do."

http://www.nbcnews.com/card/trump-calls-russia-help-find-missing-clinton-emails-n617906

There’s a temptation among some to believe Americans have seen it all before. No matter of ridiculous politics can get, no matter how outlandish an election, no matter how severe the dysfunction, there are those who will tell you there’s nothing politically new under the sun.

Those people are wrong. We’ve never seen anything like this.

Donald Trump on Wednesday asked Russia to help find the missing emails from Hillary Clinton’s private server.

“Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,” Trump proposed from a podium at his Doral Resort. “I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.”

The Republican presidential hopeful added that he doesn’t believe Russia was responsible for hacking DNC materials – there’s overwhelming evidence that suggests Trump is wrong – but the GOP candidate said that if Russia did steal Democratic documents, he “hopes” the Russians have Clinton’s emails.

Let’s be very clear about what happened this morning. The Republican candidate for president held a press conference in which he urged Vladimir Putin’s espionage services to help sabotage the American election and put Trump in the White House.

No, seriously. That’s the level of genuine insanity that we’ve reached. Against the backdrop of allegations that Russia is already trying to intervene in the U.S. presidential race on Trump’s behalf, Donald J. Trump took the next step towards true madness today, publicly calling on a foreign government to commit a felony against his American rival on his behalf.

There is literally nothing in the American tradition that’s similar to this. Nothing. Trump is taking his candidacy, his party, and his country into unchartered waters.

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/donald-trump-calls-russia-help-elect-him-president

[Dashinka 24,870]

I love all this focus on Trump and whoever hacked the DNC, and potentially the server Hillary had closeted away. Who cares, it is the content that matters as well as all the conniving and corruption of the DNC. Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised to see the same thing from the RNC, but in their case, I don't think they have a popular candidate who was denied the nomination by the elitist leadership. All signs point to the RNC leadership doing whatever they could to deny Trump the nomination, but they don't use those pesky super-delegates that they can control to subvert the will of their electorate.

Btw, Assange is saying there is much more to come. He is certainly no Republican, but apparently, he hates Hillary more.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/26/politics/julian-assange-dnc-email-leak-hack/index.html

Edited July 27, 2016 by Bill & Katya

[Rob L 3,811]

I love all this focus on Trump and whoever hacked the DNC, and potentially the server Hillary had closeted away. Who cares, it is the content that matters as well as all the conniving and corruption of the DNC. Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised to see the same thing from the RNC, but in their case, I don't think they have a popular candidate who was denied the nomination by the elitist leadership. All signs point to the RNC leadership doing whatever they could to deny Trump the nomination, but they don't use those pesky super-delegates that they can control to subvert the will of their electorate.

Who cares? A candidate for the presidency of the United States of America says he hopes our key institutions are hacked by an autocratic mobster who wants to influence the election and you say Who cares?.

[Dashinka 24,870]

Who cares? A candidate for the presidency of the United States of America says he hopes our key institutions are hacked by an autocratic mobster who wants to influence the election and you say Who cares?.

Since when did Hillary's private server become one of our countries key institutions? Are you implying she did something nefarious when deleting those 30k emails? Edited July 27, 2016 by Bill & Katya

[smilesammich 10,727]

Who cares? A candidate for the presidency of the United States of America says he hopes our key institutions are hacked by an autocratic mobster who wants to influence the election and you say Who cares?.

oh this is fun. so fun. i trump and all his incompetency. all the things i never thought i'd hear conservatives defend. come on and hack us russia, thanks!

[Rob L 3,811]

Since when did Hillary's private server become one of our countries key institutions? Are you implying she did something nefarious when deleting those 30k emails?

So you are in support of foreign powers trespassing and stealing US data?

[smilesammich 10,727]

just as long as benefits dear leader.

[Sousuke 1,214]

I thought he spun the whole thing well myself.....

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

As long as it puts Trump in the White House, nothing is out of bounds. At this point, he could say let's take women's ability to vote and folks would be like I can get behind that.

[smilesammich 10,727]

I thought he spun the whole thing well myself.....

yeah, he was all "i'm not going to tell putin what to do..unless it's me"

As long as it puts Trump in the White House, nothing is out of bounds. At this point, he could say let's take women's ability to vote and folks would be like I can get behind that.

come on, people wouldn't get on board with that. but if he said "women voting isn't my problem - let the states decide!" then he'd get cheers.

[yuna628 9,744]

Maybe it's telling when he says ''I'm not going to tell Putin what to do..''

That's right Comrade Tribble, you don't tell Putin what to do, he tells *you* what to do.

Meanwhile back in RealRepublicanLand™, Pence says he'll ensure serious consequences for Russia if they are behind things. Someone get Mike a memo, he's going rogue.

Edited July 27, 2016 by yuna628

[Sousuke 1,214]

yeah, he was all "i'm not going to tell putin what to do..unless it's me"

come on, people wouldn't get on board with that. but if he said "women voting isn't my problem - let the states decide!" then he'd get cheers.

He added that if Russia, or any foreign government, is, in fact, behind the hack, it simply shows just how little respect other nations have for the current administration.

At the end of the day Hillary created this mess.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/us/politics/donald-trump-russia-clinton-emails.html?_r=0

Edited July 27, 2016 by Sousuke

[smilesammich 10,727]

He added that if Russia, or any foreign government, is, in fact, behind the hack, it simply shows just how little respect other nations have for the current administration.

At the end of the day Hillary created this mess.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/us/politics/donald-trump-russia-clinton-emails.html?_r=0

at the end of the day, let the president handle it.

Later in the news conference, when asked if he was really urging a foreign nation to hack into the private email server of Mrs. Clinton, or at least meddle in the nation’s elections, he dismissed the question. “That’s up to the president,” Mr. Trump said, before finally saying “be quiet” to the female questioner. “Let the president talk to them.”

[Teddy B 17,252]

As long as it puts Trump in the White House, nothing is out of bounds. At this point, he could say let's take women's ability to vote and folks would be like I can get behind that.

That's not that big of a leap for Trump. He's already said that women should face legal consequences for having an abortion. Welcome to 1952!

[Sousuke 1,214]

That's not that big of a leap for Trump. He's already said that women should face legal consequences for having an abortion. Welcome to 1952!

In parallel with the White House thread. 1952 is the year the white house was rebuilt.

IE most of what the slave built is underneath a ball park.