20, June 2017 Trump’s unconcern over hacking?
The unprecedented hacking by Russia in our election process is getting lost amidst the high drama investigation of the Trump family and their campaign associates. Thus far, Trump has shown little interest in the hacking scandal.
The extent of Russian intrusion is still unfolding. It now appears their tentacles extended to voter databases in at least 39 states. They also tried to alter or delete data and tried to take control of more than 100 local computers prior to the Nov. 8 vote. Trump continues to downplay the hacking and according to The Wall Street Journal, he instructed the director of the National Security Agency, Adm. Michael Rogers, to “question the veracity” of Russian interference.
This must be very disheartening for the Intelligence agencies who have invested considerable amount of time and resources in probing the Russian hacking.
The only aspect of Russian interference that interests Trump is the perceived legitimacy of his electoral win. The possible collusion between the Trump campaign team and the Russians is slowly gaining traction with high-priced lawyers jumping into the fray.
As Trump squirms and wriggles away from the Mueller squad, the million dollar question which remains to be answered is why he was “pleading” with Comey to drop his investigation of Michael Flynn? Is Trump so fearful of what Flynn might say under oath?
Let us hope that Mueller quickly uncovers the sordid details between the Trump family, his campaign associates and the Russians.
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