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[Poopadoop]

I still don't see any Russian motive to involve anyone on Trump's staff in the election rigging.

Given they were willing and able to affect the election, their choice of who to back was obvious. Given their choice, I don't see any benefit of communicating that to anyone involved.

The only benefit they could gain is if they needed information from Trump's staff in order to rig the elections, but what does Trump's staff have to do with voting? They know campaigning, not the actual collection and tallying of votes. If the Russians needed this information, they didn't need it from Trump's team.

Anyone see any motive in the Russians to involve Trump's staff?

With hindsight, yes it is clear they preferred Trump. But at the time when the influencing was going on, they didn't need to tell anyone who they wanted to win. They could approach the Trump team and say 'Hey, we can help you win, but it will cost us a lot of rubles. So how about something in return, like...public praise for Putin, bashing NATO, denigrating the election process, etc. etc.'

Obviously they're going to do what they can to get the most out of their investment. So, by telling the Trump team they're willing to help them, it obligates the latter to do something for them, something they might not have otherwise been willing to do.

[BananaStand]

With hindsight, yes it is clear they preferred Trump. But at the time when the influencing was going on, they didn't need to tell anyone who they wanted to win.

WRONG! Jesus man, where are you getting your facts?

When the report from all the intelligence agencies came out, they were all in agreement that everything the Russians were doing was anti-Hillary. They all agreed that the Russians perceived a Hillary presidency as unfavorable. Hillary could have been running against a desk chair, and the Russians would have shown a preference for the desk chair.

It's been known, since day 1, which side the Russians were on.

They could approach the Trump team and say 'Hey, we can help you win, but it will cost us a lot of rubles. So how about something in return, like...public praise for Putin, bashing NATO, denigrating the election process, etc. etc.'

This is a sensational pipe dream. What you're suggesting here is treason. That's a vicious accusation to be making with absolutely no evidence. Just because you can imagine it as a possibility, doesn't mean that it's true.

Furthermore, if what you're suggesting DID actually happen, why wouldn't Trump's response be "You know I can get a pimple-faced college kid to hack Podesta's emails and spread shit on facebook. Why would I compromise myself, my campaign, and my country for something I can get on my own"

This is where the Russia hullaballoo fails. As MMM pointed out, there is no motive for Trump to accept the Russian's help. They weren't offering anything he couldn't get on his own. Furthermore, according to every intelligence agency in America, the Russians were going to shit all over Hillary anyway. So why would Trump pay for something he's gonna get for free no matter what??

Obviously they're going to do what they can to get the most out of their investment. So, by telling the Trump team they're willing to help them, it obligates the latter to do something for them, something they might not have otherwise been willing to do.

I can't believe you post this garbage and still consider yourself an intelligent person. Everything in this post is sensational worst-case speculation presented as probable fact. You need to stop doing your political research during pot-parties with liberal hippie conspiracy theorists.