Questions are surfacing about whether the July 27th 2016 pronouncement about…“Russia of you are listening…” was an inquiry by T, or a message to hackers to proceed, or just an acknowledgement that the request had already been made.
The gaps we have in knowing what were the true intentions of the Prez, remain a mystery until we are further along with more indictments.
Trump Invited the Russians to Hack Clinton. Were They Listening?
In a news conference in July 2016, Donald J. Trump made a direct appeal to Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails and make them public.
“Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,” Mr. Trump said, referring to emails Mrs. Clinton had deleted from the private account she had used when she was secretary of state. “I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.”
As it turns out, that same day, according to a sweeping 29-page indictment unsealed Friday by the special counsel’s office that charged 12 Russians with election hacking.
The indictment did not address the question of whether the Russians’ actions were actually in response to Mr. Trump. It said nothing at all about Mr. Trump’s request for help from Russia — a remark that had unnerved American intelligence and law enforcement officials who were closely monitoring Russia’s efforts to influence the election.