# Arm me with facts -- how do we know Russia's interference was pro-Trump?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arm-me-with-facts-how-do-we-know-russias-interference-was-pro-trump/831515
**Category:** Politics & Elections
**Created:** [March 25, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arm-me-with-facts-how-do-we-know-russias-interference-was-pro-trump/831515 "2019-03-25T17:37:01Z")
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### Author: ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arm-me-with-facts-how-do-we-know-russias-interference-was-pro-trump/831515/21 "2019-03-26T17:19:46Z")

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The fake news convictions were all pro-Trump, anti-Hillary, IIRC. If not all, then most.

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### Author: ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arm-me-with-facts-how-do-we-know-russias-interference-was-pro-trump/831515/22 "2019-03-26T17:32:45Z")

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“Fake news convictions”?

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### Author: ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arm-me-with-facts-how-do-we-know-russias-interference-was-pro-trump/831515/23 "2019-03-26T18:21:08Z")

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I just heard a guy named Bash put it very concisely:

“We know the President asked for Russian assistance. We know the President received Russian assistance. We know the President benefited from Russian assistance. We know the President rewarded Russian assistance.”

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### Author: ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arm-me-with-facts-how-do-we-know-russias-interference-was-pro-trump/831515/24 "2019-03-26T19:30:50Z")

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> [@Ravenman](#):
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> From your cite:  
> Your assertion here is that Putin manipulated an experienced British intelligence operative… to tell him the truth? That’s the story you’re going with?

Fake dossier? When nothing has been disproved (it is more the opposite), it’s “fake”? :smack:

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