The presidential campaign of Donald J. Trump ("Trump Campaign" or "Campaign")
showed interest in WikiLeaks' s releases of documents and welcomed their potential to damage
candidate Clinton. Beginning in June 2016, HARM TO ONGOING MATTER
I already stated that. Trump found a real purpose to the words that echoed from Wikileaks. He called it "the inner heart." He never once stated that Russia committed a crime in hacking the DNCC or the Clinton Campaign. He looked to make political hay out of the crime Russia committed.
One other thing is that Trump, during the election (not the primary) never really bothered about intelligence briefings. I think that is notable. If one never hears a reason to avoid Russian influence how can that occur?
Of interest should be the multiple names of the Trump Campaign. It is easy to point to the fact it is named as Donald J. Trump campaign in one part of the report while it is referred to as "Campaign" in another. It is an opportunity for those that want to continue to mislead Americans to do so.
forecast to
senior Campaign officials that WikiLeaks would release information damaging to candidate
Clinton. WikiLeaks' s first release came in July 2016. Around the same time, candidate Trump
announced that he hoped Russia would recover emails described as missing from a private server
used by Clinton when she was Secretary of State (he later said that he was speaking sarcastically. HARM OF ONGOING MATTER.
What is particularly interesting is that the Trump Campaign knew in advance of Wikileaks publication of the stolen documents. I imagine that knowledge did two things, it provided an opportunity for Trump to stop Wikileaks if the campaign wanted to, but, it also allowed the Trump Campaign to be prepared for the release. So, while, Trump appeared to be surprised and judgemental of the security of the DNCC and the Clinton Campaign, he was not surprised. He was ready and not caught off guard as the Clinton folks were. It is an advantage to Trump. An advantage Russia PLANNED.
As I stated before emails, privacy, responsible handling of such communications are all soft targets. There is no parent with internet access that doesn't seek to protect their children AND teens from exploitation and bullying. So, the entire episode was something Trump, as an entertainer understood very well. He dived right in and exploited the crime Russia committed.
WikiLeaks began releasing
Podesta' s stolen emails on October 7, 2016, less than one hour after a U.S. media outlet released
video considered damaging to candidate Trump. Section II of this Report details the Office's
investigation into the Russian hacking operations, as well as other efforts by Trump Campaign
supporters to obtain Clinton-related emails.
It was all they could do to find dirt on Hillary Clinton. That soft target is still used in Republican politics today.
The Executive Summary is extensive. I am at a point where there is a new heading. I am going to take a break and will pick up there in a new entry.
Thank you for your interest.
