Hillary Clinton: Vladimir Putin’s Involvement in DNC Hack Is Part of His Grudge Against Me
Hillary Clinton seems to have embraced the recent talking points about Russia’s alleged interference with the election, specifically the idea that Russian President Vladimir Putin made cyber warfare his personal business in order to satisfy a personal vendetta against her.
Clinton hosted a party last night in New York City in order to thank the biggest donors to her presidential campaign. Multiple news outlets spoke with donors attending the event, and these sources described a measure of anger from the Clinton camp about how the FBI handled their investigations on Russia’s cyber-activities.
According to the sources in attendance, Clinton did not mention President-elect Donald Trump by name in her speech, but she did bring up how Putin has held a grudge against her ever since she questioned the fairness of the 2011 Russian parliamentary election. Putin accused Clinton of interfering with the election at the time, and he blamed her when protests occurred afterwards.
Michael McFaul, who previously served as American ambassador to Russia, expressed the same views as Clinton during an interview earlier this week.
Clinton went on to say that one of the biggest factors of her loss was the steady stream of hacked material from her campaign aides and the Democratic National Committee. She implored attendees to stay connected with the Democratic Party and stand up for crucial American values.
UPDATE: 12:30 P.M. ET: New York Times reported on Clinton’s speech, noting her remarks pertaining to Putin.
“This is not just an attack on me and my campaign, although that may have added fuel to it. This is an attack against our country. We are well beyond normal political concerns here. This is about the integrity of our democracy and the security of our nation.”
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