Without providing any evidence, Hillary Clinton reportedly told donors a “grudge” held by Vladimir Putin led to Russia allegedly hacking into email accounts of the Democratic National Committee and Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta.
Speaking to campaign donors at a Manhattan party, CNN reports on Clinton’s remarks:
She also said Putin held a grudge against her stemming from Clinton’s comments about Russia’s 2011 parliamentary elections. Clinton issued a sharp critique of Russia’s parliamentary elections as secretary of state, suggesting that the elections were not free and fair. Putin then blamed Clinton for protests that broke out afterward.
Putin now joins FBI director James Comey, Bernie backers and even white, middle class women with “internalized misogyny” as Clinton’s culprits for her election defeat.
Via CNN:
A US official familiar with the election-related hacking told CNN Thursday that the operation was carried out with sophisticated hacking tools, suggesting that Putin was involved. The source said while Putin’s “fingerprints” were not on the hacking, “the nature of the operation was such that this had to be approved by top levels of the Russian government.”
Clinton said Thursday that the stream of hacked material contributed to her loss, according to one donor. One donor said Clinton believed the hacking was an “attack on our national security and an attack on our democracy.”
Clinton’s speech, the donors said, was not deeply reflective and instead urged them to stay engaged with the Democratic Party. Clinton specifically told her supporters not to lose heart and implored them to stand up for democracy both here and abroad, one source added.
Other photos from the event show Clinton arriving in her famous campaign van and Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour shielding her face from the cameras.
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