Clinton camp blasts Trump in reaction to confirmed Russian hack

{mosads}”The world now knows, beyond the shadow of any doubt, that the hack of the Democratic National Committee was carried out by the Russian government in a clear attempt to interfere with the integrity of our elections,” Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta said in a statement.

The campaign then went on to blast Trump for expressing geopolitical favoritism toward Russian foreign policy.
 
“Trump’s initial reaction to the hack in July was to invite further intrusions by the Russians. Even after he was reportedly briefed on the very findings that were just announced publicly by U.S. government officials, he stood on a debate stage one week ago and played dumb about Russia’s role in this hack.”

The Clinton campaign then attacked Trump’s “pro-Putin policies,” and his reported business investments in Russia.

“Even his own running mate has criticized Putin yet Trump continues to refuse. It should concern every American that Russia is willing to engage in such hostile acts in order to help Donald Trump become President of the United States,” Podesta continued.

“But even worse, Trump’s own actions suggests he welcomes the help. If he wants to reassure American voters, he must not only acknowledge and condemn Russia’s role in this outrageous intrusion against U.S. interests, but he must finally disclose the full extent of his ties to Russia and divest any Russian-linked assets,” the statement concluded.

The Obama administration on Friday officially accused the Russian government of hacking the Democratic National Committee in an attempt to tamper with U.S. elections. 

“We believe, based on the scope and sensitivity of these efforts, that only Russia’s senior-most officials could have authorized these activities,” the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a joint public statement.

Several hours after the announcement, U.S. officials confirmed that Russia was moving its nuclear capable equipment into a geographically isolated territory of Kaliningrad in a possible show of force.