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Sanders lost the primary race , but after he endorsed Clinton – and with the party desperate to present a show of unity – he has been offered a prime speaking slot on Monday , along with popular liberal senator Elizabeth Warren . The Democratic confab was to formally open at 4:00 pm ( 2000 GMT ) , but even before it began , the party was scrambling to contain the damage caused by thousands of leaked emails that showed its leaders had sought to undermine Sanders during his primary battle with Clinton . The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it was investigatingjustice.investigate.nathe “ cyber intrusion ” at the Democratic National Committee ( DNC ) , which the Clinton campaign blamed on Russian hackers bent on helping Trump . The agency said in a statement it was “ working to determine the nature and scope of the matter . ” – ‘ Shame ! ’ –
There is , though , a growing pattern of attacks on the data systems of U.S. political organizations by hackers whom U.S. intelligence officials and private cyber security firms have concluded are working for or with Russian intelligence agencies . Donald Trump 's presidential campaign has hired consultants CrowdStrike to bolster its data security . But two people familiar with attempts to breach the campaign and other Republican organizations said that so far there was no indication of a penetration as serious as those of the Democratic organizations , and CrowdStrike is not investigatingjustice.investigate.naany successful hacking of Trump campaign data . ( Reporting By Mark Hosenball and Ginger Gibson . ; Editing by John Walcott and Jonathan Oatis )
Today the Department of Homeland security and the director of national intelligence announced they are confident the leaks were orchestrated by Russia and were intended to influence the election : This is not proof that Trump is working in any conscious way with Russia . ( Intelligence officials are investigatingjustice.investigate.investigatecrimewhether one of Trump ’s foreign - policy advisers held clandestine meetings with Russian officials . ) And , of course , the U.S. government , unsurprisingly for a counterintelligence operation , has n’t released proof for its conclusions . It might all be a massive conspiracy by American intelligence to fool the world into believing that a regime that constantly uses clandestine information to influence foreign elections is using clandestine information to influence a foreign election .
VIENTIANE --Secretary of State John Kerry says he raised the email hack of the Democratic National Committee with Russia 's top diplomat but stopped short of making any allegation about who might be responsible . Kerry told reporters Tuesday he brought the matter up with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a meeting in Laos and explained that the FBI was investigatingjustice.investigate.investigatecrime. He did not , however , repeat allegations or echo suspicions that Russia was responsible for the hack and said he would not draw conclusions until the probe is complete . " I raised the question and we will continue to work to see precisely what those facts are , " Kerry said .
Also Read : Watch Donald Trump Get Schooled by Michigan Pastor Into Stopping Anti - Hillary Tirade ( Video ) Making matters even stickier … The last time Trump ’s returns were made public , he paid $ 0 in income taxes . Leopold , who successfully sued for the release of 30,000 Hillary Clinton emails earlier this year , is also suing the FBI to see if the government has been investigatingjustice.investigate.investigatecrimeTrump for suggesting Second Amendment advocates could stop Hillary Clinton , a remark that was interpreted by many as threat of violence , as well as Trump ’s recent comments inciting the Russian government to hack into Clinton ’s emails . “ We know that the Secret Service said it was looking into it , ” Leopold said . “ We want any relevant documents . ”
The attacker was heard to shout , " This is for Syria , my Muslim brothers . " Britain 's Press Association said his cell phone contained images and flags associated with ISIS . Police said they were investigatingjustice.investigate.nathe incident as a terrorist offense . The attack is believed to have been inspired by ISIS . December 30 , 2015 - An ISIS affiliate in the Caucasus says it carried out a gun attack in the city of Derbent in Dagestan , claiming to have killed a " Russian intelligence officer . "
( The Hill ) The police chief for the D.C. Metro system was grilled over his department ’s continued employment of Nicholas Young , the officer accused of attempting to provide material support to ISIS . Officials were notified of a federal probe in 2010 , but they did nothing because they said Young “ never posed a threat ” to employees or passengers . ( Faiz Siddiqui ) The Department of Homeland Security said it is investigatingjustice.investigate.investigatecrimethe hacking of Leslie Jones ’ website , after a torrent of the comedian ’s personal info – including her driver ’s license , passport and intimate photos , was exposed online . ( USA Today ) Former Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli injected himself into the debate over Mylan ’s EpiPen price increase , hinting that he may plan to give congressional testimony on the issue . Shkreli , widely known as the “ pharma bro ” who hiked up the cost of life - saving medication earlier this year , asked the House Oversight committee to allow him to appear on Twitter .
The headquarters of the Democratic National Committee is seen in Washington , U.S. June 14 , 2016 . REUTERS / Gary Cameron WASHINGTON The FBI is investigatingjustice.investigate.nasuspected attempts to hack mobile phones used by Democratic Party officials as recently as the past month , four people with direct knowledge of the attack and the investigation told Reuters . The revelation underscores the widening scope of the U.S. criminal inquiry into cyber attacks on Democratic Party organizations , including the presidential campaign of its candidate , former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton . U.S. officials have said they believe those attacks were orchestrated by hackers backed by the Russian government , possibly to disrupt the Nov. 8 election in which Clinton faces Republican Party candidate Donald Trump .
That ’s why they come to us , so we can protect their anonymity , " he said . The WikiLeaks founder then stated he was merely investigating what happened . " We are investigatingjustice.investigate.nawhat happened with Seth Rich . We think it is a concerning situation , " Assange said . " There is not a conclusion yet ; we are not willing to state a conclusion , but we are concerned about it .
The bombing of the plane was the most visible sign that Egypt 's longstanding campaign against IS was not going well . But the government goes to great lengths to portray that effort as a success — it regularly releases photos of corpses it says belong to IS militants , and is wary of admitting the group has the capabilities to bring down an international jet . Egypt 's Civil Aviation Authority , which was responsible for investigatingjustice.investigate.nathe bombing , has yet to amend its report . But Wednesday 's comments are the first indication that Egypt is open to changing its tone on the plane crash . Such an admission may carry some consequences for the Egyptian government .
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been looking into whether classified material was mishandled during Clinton 's tenure at the State Department from 2009 to 2013 . The letter sent by McCullough — who revealed shortly after the probe began in August that two top - secret emails had been found on Clinton 's server — was sent days after reports emerged that the FBI was widening its probe into Clinton 's emails to determine whether any public - corruption laws were violated during her time at the State Department . The FBI has reportedly been investigatingjustice.investigate.investigatecrimea possible overlap of the Clinton Foundation charity with State Department business , Fox reported earlier this month , citing three unidentified intelligence officials . Facing criticism last year for exclusively using a private server during her time as secretary of state , Clinton handed over about 30,000 work - related emails for the State Department to make public . She deleted about 31,000 more emails she says were personal in nature .
In one email , a DNC official suggests the party could damage Sanders in the South by pressing him on his religious beliefs . In another , Wasserman Schultz refers to Sanders ’ campaign manager as a “ damn liar . ” The FBI announced it was investigatingjustice.investigate.naa hack involving the emails . The New York Times reported that researchers at CrowdStrike , a California - based cybersecurity firm , linked the breach to Russian intelligence agencies . Crowdstrike declined a request for comment from USA TODAY .
Republican legislators also asked about posts on Reddit by Paul Combetta , a Platte River Networks employee who worked on Clinton ’s server , soliciting advice in 2014 about removing a VIP ’s email address from archived messages . The legislators said that seemed obviously to refer to Clinton and might have been evidence of a coverup . Comey said investigators had looked at the posts , and he noted that nothing was deleted after the FBI began investigatingjustice.investigate.investigatecrime. Combetta deleted a batch of emails in 2015 after a congressional committee investigating the 2012 attack in Benghazi , Libya , had requested they be preserved , and Comey made clear Monday that Combetta wanted — and received — immunity because of that . “ That ’s why the guy would n’t talk to us without immunity , ” Comey said .
While Comey did n’t cite any specific country or group , U.S. officials and cybersecurity specialists have raised the possibility that foreign hackers -- particularly those linked to the Russian government -- might try to hack into voting systems , possibly to meddle with U.S. elections this November . FBI Alert The bureau is investigatingjustice.investigate.nahacking attacks on at least two state election boards , one of which resulted in data being stolen , according to an Aug. 18 alert from the agency ’s cyber division . Hackers suspected of working on behalf of the Russian government have attacked political groups , including the Democratic National Committee , as well as think tanks and political operatives in Washington . Top congressional Democrats have asked Comey to investigate whether the Russian government is trying to undermine U.S. elections through hacking , and whether there is a direct connection between the attacks and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump ’s campaign .
“ And I think that — Trump 's gotten pretty favorable coverage — back in Russia . ” The president ’s comments add considerable heft to mounting evidence that Russian hackers were behind the DNC hack . Obama said that the FBI is still investigatingjustice.investigate.investigatecrimethe origin of the hack , but he acknowledged that “ experts have attributed this to the Russians . ” “ What we do know is is that the Russians hack our systems . Not just government systems , but private systems .
Names , dates of birth and Social Security numbers for some White House staff and guests to vice presidential events . NBC reported that a senior U.S. intelligence official called the hack “ the most damaging compromise of the security of the president of the United States that I ’ve seen in decades , all caused by a careless staffer who compromised information outside government systems merely for convenience . ” White House Press Secretary Josh Ernest did not respond to whether the hack was authentic but confirmed the White House was investigatingjustice.investigate.investigatecrime. “ We take any reports about a cyber breach seriously , particularly if it contains some sensitive information , ” Ernest said . Advertisement - story continues below
An adviser to Trump also reportedly met with Russian officials , raising eyebrows about the campaign 's behavior . Yet Comey has previously declined to address speculation about whether the bureau is actively probing any connections between the GOP nominee and Putin ’s government . “ I ’m not confirming that we ’re investigatingjustice.investigate.investigatecrimepeople associated with Mr. Trump , ” Comey told the House Judiciary Committee in September , after initially claiming the Clinton matter was closed . “ In the matter of the email investigation , it was our my judgment — my judgment , the rest of the FBI ’s judgment — that those were exceptional circumstances where the public needed information . ” On Friday , Comey notified Congress that FBI officials had discovered additional emails in the Clinton case , adding drama in the final days of the presidential race .
The teacher was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery . ( Kristine Guerra ) A Sikh man in California was brutally attacked in his vehicle by a group of men who removed his turban and cut off his hair . Police are investigatingjustice.investigate.investigatecrimethe incident as a hate crime . ( Kristine Guerra ) THE DAILY HILLARY :
Putin has also praised Trump and a number of Trump 's advisers have ties to the Kremlin . Manafort advised pro - Russian , Ukrainian oligarchs including former President Victor Yanukovych -- a Putin ally who fled to Russia in 2014 after corruption accusations . The FBI announced Monday it is investigatingjustice.investigate.investigatecrimethe hack , and promised to hold accountable those who pose a threat in cyberspace .
Those concerns prompted Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to convene a conference call with state election officials on Aug. 15 , in which he offered his department ’s help to make state voting systems more secure , including providing federal cybersecurity experts to scan for vulnerabilities , according to a “ readout ” of the call released by the department . Johnson emphasized in the call that Homeland Security was not aware of “ specific or credible cybersecurity threats ” to the election , officials said . But three days after that call , the FBI Cyber Division issued a potentially more disturbing warning , titled “ Targeting Activity Against State Board of Election Systems . ” The alert , labeled as restricted for “ NEED TO KNOW recipients , ” disclosed that the bureau was investigatingjustice.investigate.investigatecrimecyberintrusions against two state election websites this summer , including one that resulted in the “ exfiltration , ” or theft , of voter registration data . “ It was an eye opener , ” a senior law enforcement official said of the bureau ’s discovery of the intrusions . “ We believe it ’s kind of serious , and we ’re investigating . ”
On Friday , the UN held a vote on the resolution , which seeks to bring political commitment from member states to protect human rights online such as freedom of expression and privacy . The resolution further seeks to ensure the release of those imprisoned for “ legitimate ” freedom of expression online . Other key points of the resolution include investigatingjustice.investigate.investigatecrimeattacks against bloggers or other internet users , and refraining from preventing access to information online by , for example , shutting down the internet during key times such as elections or terror attacks . Countries such as Russia and China requested four amendments to the draft resolution to remove , for instance , text on freedom of expression and the shutting down of internet access . But , the amendments were n’t adopted and most countries voted for the human rights resolution , which will be adopted by the UN Human Rights Council .
As I started looking into Page , I began getting calls from two separate “ corporate investigators ” digging into what they claim are all kinds of shady connections Page has to all kinds of shady Russians . One is working on behalf of various unnamed Democratic donors ; the other wo n’t say who turned him on to Page ’s scent . Both claimed to me that the FBI was investigatingjustice.investigate.investigatecrimePage for allegedly meeting with Igor Sechin and Sergei Ivanov , who was until recently Putin ’s chief of staff — both of whom are on the sanctions list — when Page was in Moscow in July for that speech . So the question continued to linger : Who is Carter Page ? * * *