Trump-Russia is a ‘Rocky-Bullwinkle’ Re-run

Russian propaganda and fake news went after opponents of Donald Trump, including Rubio, Lindsey Graham, Jeb Bush, and Hillary Clinton according to cyber security experts who testified before the Senate.

Clint Watts said that the one constant of the Russian campaign was “pumping up Trump.”

Watts was one of six experts brought before a committee investigating Russian election meddling during 10 days of drama and chaos.

Republican Devin Nunes of California and Adam Schiff agreed that a “dark cloud” still hangs over the White House.

Schiff said classified documents dealt with the names of Trump transition team members.

Richard Burr, R-N.C., introduced the testimony as a way to help Americans “establish a foundational understanding” of Russian activities in the 2016 election.

The Russians spread false news reports, targeted users of social media, and drowned out legitimate coverage “to diminish and undermine our trust in the American media by blurring what is true, and what is not.”

“This Russian ‘propaganda on steroids’ was designed to poison the national conversation in America,” Warner said. Russian meddling included an intense effort to reduce turnout among likely Clinton voters in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

During his testimony, Watts also said Russia was “pumping up Trump while tamping down the others.”

During the hearing, other experts provided examples of the Trump campaign citing Russian propaganda or fake news.

Eugene Rumer testified that “selective naming and shaming – or targeting of political adversaries with false allegations of misconduct – has been used by Russian propaganda to discredit political adversaries in the West.”

“Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election is likely to be seen as a major success, regardless of its initial goal to help advance the Trump candidacy.”

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