Russian hacking was a known fact in 2016. That how dense the Russian influence was in 2016. No one could hear it and when they did, it was used against the candidate.
May 6, 2019
By Steven Lemongello
When U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (click here) was castigated by his Republican challenger, Gov. Rick Scott, last year for saying Russian hackers had broken into Florida voting systems, Nelson’s colleague, Marco Rubio, was aware of the breach.
But Rubio couldn’t defend Nelson because a spokesman for the senator said he wasn’t allowed to divulge classified information.
Rubio, R-Miami, declined to be interviewed for this story.
Nelson, D-Orlando, warned last year about successful hacking attempts in 2016 but said he could not identify which county or counties had been penetrated, saying the information was classified.
No other senator backed him up, and Scott and fellow Republicans attacked Nelson for what GOP campaign emails called his “alarming claims” and “extremely reckless behavior.”...
