Donald Trump on Russia & missing Hillary Clinton emails (C-SPAN)
Why Hacker News recommends it
Cited as a primary source for what was actually said, in arguments about Russia and the 2016 election.
What it is
C-SPAN clip of Donald Trump in 2016 saying 'Russia, if you're listening' and hoping they find Hillary Clinton's missing emails.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2018 to 2021.
What Hacker News said
Cites factshurtfeels · 2018-08 · on “US elections remain 'dangerously vulnerable' to cyber-attacks”
Ad hom nonsense. What's discrediting to journalistic integrity about stating the fact that he stated this? His "intent" doesn't matter, that is precisely what he said, verbatim and clear as day on national television: [this video]
Cites dane-pgp · 2020-02 · on “Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit their worldview”
To be fair, the media was also talking about Russia before the election too, and so was Trump himself: [this video] Also, I'm not sure what you mean by "didn't stick as planned": [LINK] [LINK] but I'm glad we both agree about the correctness of the article title.
Cites spankyspangler · 2021-05 · on “FBI Has Gained Access to Sci-Hub Founder's Apple Account, Email Claims”
This? [this video] Clearly a joke at the expense of the ineptitude of his opponent's campaign. The fact people point to this as their "evidence" is pretty clearly desperation and self-delusion. There was no evidence. You were lied to.
Cites throwawaylinux · 2021-12 · on “North Korea's Loch Ness Monster (2016)”
> Available evidence strongly suggests Trump and his campaign coordinated with representatives of Russian government interests that involved both significant lawbreaking and a targeted media campaign that resulted in a victory for Trump that would not have occurred otherwise. Whether that's semantically equivalent to "colluded with Putin to cheat in the election" I don't know. The Mueller report disagrees. What available evidence exactly do you have which the special council investigation did not? Cite your sources please. > What you're saying, is itself an example of propaganda, in the sense that it's a simplification that while technically true leads a reader to reach a different conclusio