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Why do they keep blaming it on the Russians for "hacking"...when it is obviously a fake?

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Probably because regardless of the validity of the content, the hacking and the probable source, and the possible intent, are the issues?

U.S. Publicly Blames Russia for Hacking to Disrupt Elections

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-1...-elections

The U.S. said publicly for the first time that intelligence agencies are “confident that the Russian government directed” the hacking of American political groups and leaked stolen material in order to interfere with the Nov. 8 election.

"These thefts and disclosures are intended to interfere with the U.S. election process," the Office of Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Homeland Security said in a joint statement on Friday. "We believe, based on the scope and sensitivity of these efforts, that only Russia’s senior-most officials could have authorized these activities."

While intelligence officials had previously said privately that they blamed Russia for the attacks, Friday’s announcement puts pressure on President Barack Obama’s administration to respond even as relations with Moscow rapidly deteriorate over everything from Syria and Ukraine to nuclear cooperation.