Clinton campaign: The Russians are working to elect Donald Trump
PHILADELPHIA — A U.S. election that has already seen its share of drama witnessed a James-Bond-level plot twist Sunday — accusations of Russian meddling in the campaign.
It’s a charge levelled by Democrats as they gather for their convention.
Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager did a round on the weekly talk shows where he raised the suggestion that Russian actors are working to undermine her in an effort to elect Donald Trump.
He pointed to a pattern that includes reports of Russians hacking into the Democratic party’s servers; the Trump campaign’s business ties to Putin allies; Trump’s words and positions undermining NATO, the European Union and assistance for Ukraine; the compliments back and forth between Trump and Putin; and now the leak of hacked emails at a moment timed to disrupt the Democratic convention.