Well just when you thought US-Russian relations couldn’t get worse, obama throws more gasoline on the fire on his way out! The diplomats being expelled and new sanctions imposed by the obama regime are in response to Russia hacking the election the regime believes cost Hillary Clinton the White House. Or should we say cost obama his third term to preserve his “legacy”?
This is also obama’s way of delegitimizing Trump’s win and a slap in the face to voters. The majority of Americans who voted couldn’t careless about what Wikileaks was releasing. When news hit Trump had won, I posted a long list of reasons why Hillary lost, NONE of them had to do with Russia’s alleged interference with the election.
Someone should remind the regime the FBI was investigating Clinton’s email shenanigans before we got wind of John Podesta’s emails from Wikileaks. Facts never seem to matter to progres.. communists. Obama would prefer starting a fight with Russia than take responsibility this election and Clinton’s loss was a referendum on him and everything they stand for.
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release December 29, 2016
Statement by the President on Actions in Response to Russian Malicious Cyber Activity and Harassment
Today, I have ordered a number of actions in response to the Russian government’s aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election. These actions follow repeated private and public warnings that we have issued to the Russian government, and are a necessary and appropriate response to efforts to harm U.S. interests in violation of established international norms of behavior.
All Americans should be alarmed by Russia’s actions. In October, my Administration publicized our assessment that Russia took actions intended to interfere with the U.S. election process. These data theft and disclosure activities could only have been directed by the highest levels of the Russian government. Moreover, our diplomats have experienced an unacceptable level of harassment in Moscow by Russian security services and police over the last year. Such activities have consequences. Today, I have ordered a number of actions in response.
I have issued an executive order that provides additional authority for responding to certain cyber activity that seeks to interfere with or undermine our election processes and institutions, or those of our allies or partners. Using this new authority, I have sanctioned nine entities and individuals: the GRU and the FSB, two Russian intelligence services; four individual officers of the GRU; and three companies that provided material support to the GRU’s cyber operations. In addition, the Secretary of the Treasury is designating two Russian individuals for using cyber-enabled means to cause misappropriation of funds and personal identifying information. The State Department is also…more
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release December 29, 2016
FACT SHEET: Actions in Response to Russian Malicious Cyber Activity and Harassment
Today, President Obama authorized a number of actions in response to the Russian government’s aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election in 2016. Russia’s cyber activities were intended to influence the election, erode faith in U.S. democratic institutions, sow doubt about the integrity of our electoral process, and undermine confidence in the institutions of the U.S. government. These actions are unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
Sanctioning Malicious Russian Cyber Activity
In response to the threat to U.S. national security posed by Russian interference in our elections, the President has approved an amendment to Executive Order 13964. As originally issued in April 2015, this Executive Order created a new, targeted authority for the U.S. government to respond more effectively to the most significant of cyber threats, particularly in situations where malicious cyber actors operate beyond the reach of existing authorities. The original Executive Order focused on cyber-enabled malicious activities that:
Harm or significantly compromise the provision of services by entities in a critical infrastructure sector;…more