Just read this NYT article in 2015 abt the OPM Hack and replace Obama w/ Trump China w/ Russia....and you will see why MSM, DEMS etc are full of it.
nytimes.com/2015/08/01/wor…
nytimes.com/2015/08/01/wor…
"Obama Admin... is still struggling to decide what it can do without prompting an escalating cyberconflict."
"Obama Admin concluded...that the usual practices for dealing with traditional espionage cases did not apply."
"But in a series of classified meetings, officials have struggled to choose among options that range from largely symbolic responses — for example, diplomatic protests or the ouster of known Chinese agents in the United States — to more significant actions that .....
...some officials fear could lead to an escalation of the hacking conflict between the two countries."
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"The White House could determine that the downsides of any meaningful, yet proportionate, retaliation outweigh the benefits, or will lead to retaliation on American firms or individuals doing work in China. .....
President Obama, clearly seeking leverage, has asked his staff to come up with a more creative set of responses." Do you mean just like Trump? 🤔
"While Justice officials say that earlier action was a breakthrough, others characterize the punishment as only symbolic: Unless they visit the United States or a friendly nation, none of them are likely to ever see the inside of an American courtroom." 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
"There is another risk in criminal prosecution: Intelligence officials say that any legal case could result in exposing American intelligence operations inside China — including the placement of thousands of implants in Chinese computer networks to warn of impending attacks." Hmm
"For Mr. Obama, responding to the theft at the Office of Personnel Management is complicated because it was not destructive, nor did it involve stealing intellectual property. Instead, the goal was espionage, on a scale that no one imagined before."
Just in case you needed any more proof this whole thing is a witch hunt to get Trump.
