Russia is at it again

And Trump deserves some responsibility. 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The connection between Trump and the hacking would not be direct; there is no evidence that Trump or any of his aides were aware of the specific hack. But he has repeatedly encouraged foreign countries to interfere in American elections against his opponents — which appears to be what happened in this case. No one should be surprised that those countries are doing exactly what Trump has encouraged. It’s a complicated story, so I want to take it one step at a time: 1. The Times reported this week that Russian military hackers appear to have been targeting Burisma, the Ukrainian gas company on whose board Hunter Biden — Joe Biden’s son — served. As The Times story [explained](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgAZEaP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wMS8xMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9ydXNzaWFuLWhhY2tlcnMtYnVyaXNtYS11a3JhaW5lLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDAxMTU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTUyMDgmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yMDM0MCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDIwMDExNVcDbnl0QgoAGxoMH16JIfOkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~): “Experts say the timing and scale of the attacks suggest that the Russians could be searching for potentially embarrassing material on the Bidens — the same kind of information that Mr. Trump wanted from Ukraine when he pressed for an investigation of the Bidens and Burisma, setting off a chain of events that led to his impeachment.” 2. It’s only reasonable for Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, to believe that Trump wants him to interfere in the 2020 election. Trump publicly encouraged Russia to interfere in the 2016 election. After American national security agencies concluded that it had done so, Trump rejected that conclusion and instead echoed Putin’s blatantly false denial. Putin is not a stupid man. He doubtless understood that Trump’s echoing of the false denial was a way of signaling support for Russia’s actions. 3. Trump has specifically made clear that he would like foreign countries — like [China](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgAZEaP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8wMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1jaGluYS1iaWRlbnMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDExNT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTIwOCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIwMzQwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMTE1VwNueXRCCgAbGgwfXokh86RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and, of course, Ukraine — to smear Biden, arguably the most likely Democratic nominee. The message to foreign leaders is clear: You can curry favor with the president of the United States by making Biden look bad. We’re now witnessing what happens when the president of the United States ignores the law and the national interest to help himself. Leaders in other countries — including ones hostile to American interests, like Russia — notice, and they act accordingly. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgAZEaP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjAwMTE1VwNueXRCCgAbGgwfXokh86RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgAZEaP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODcmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjAwMTE1VwNueXRCCgAbGgwfXokh86RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgAZEaP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODYmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjAwMTE1VwNueXRCCgAbGgwfXokh86RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ And the media? - Several commentators pointed out that another Russian hack will test the American media. I agree. Much of the media mishandled the coverage of the 2016 hack of Hillary Clinton’s campaign, [as I wrote in 2017](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgAZEaP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxNy8wNS8wOS9vcGluaW9uL2EtZnJlbmNoLWxlc3Nvbi1mb3ItdGhlLWFtZXJpY2FuLW1lZGlhLmh0bWw_dGU9MSZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMDAxMTU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTUyMDgmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0yMDM0MCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTIyMDIwMDExNVcDbnl0QgoAGxoMH16JIfOkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~): Despite the mundane quality of the Clinton emails, the media covered them as a profound revelation. The tone often suggested a big investigative scoop. But this was no scoop. It was material stolen by a hostile foreign government, posted for all to see, and it was only occasionally revealing. It deserved some coverage, but far less. - CNN’s [Jim Sciutto](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgAZEaP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qaW1zY2l1dHRvL3N0YXR1cy8xMjE3MDkzMzc5MzI0MDcxOTM2P3RlPTEmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwMTE1P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE1MjA4JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjAzNDAmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAyMDAxMTVXA255dEIKABsaDB9eiSHzpFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA): “Question now is how the US would react if Russia follows the same strategy. Will news media report the stolen information? Will US candidates including the president seek to take advantage? More broadly, will foreign interference be normalized?” - [Noah Shachtman](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgAZEaP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9Ob2FoU2hhY2h0bWFuL3N0YXR1cy8xMjE2ODc3Mzg5MTYwMDM0MzA0P3RlPTEmbmw9ZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjAwMTE1P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTE1MjA4JnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MjAzNDAmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyMjAyMDAxMTVXA255dEIKABsaDB9eiSHzpFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), The Daily Beast: “I hope my fellow editors will think hard — really hard, a lot harder than they did in 2016 — before publishing any material hacked by the Russians.” - [Juliette Kayyem](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgAZEaP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qdWxpZXR0ZWtheXllbS9zdGF0dXMvMTIxNzA2MTE1MzAzNTE2NTY5Nj90ZT0xJm5sPWRhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdCZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIwMDExNT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTIwOCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIwMzQwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjIwMjAwMTE1VwNueXRCCgAbGgwfXokh86RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), Boston Public Radio: The Burisma “hacking is not simply a national security story, but one that challenges the media to determine how it will better deal with hacked/stolen information — that may be altered — in 2020 election coverage.” Forward this newsletter to friends ... ... and they can [sign up for themselves here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRgAZEaP4RzAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL25ld3NsZXR0ZXJzL2RhdmlkLWxlb25oYXJkdD90ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MjcmdGU9MSZubD1kYXZpZC1sZW9uaGFyZHQmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTExMDU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0wJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MCZ1c2VyX2lkPWI3NDM1OGM0OTU0ZGMyNGJmMTQ1MDA0OWQ3YmE1NDRiJnJlZ2lfaWQ9MD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xNTIwOCZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTIwMzQwJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MjRkYzI0YmYxNDUwMDQ5ZDdiYTU0NGImcmVnaV9pZD0wVwNueXRCCgAbGgwfXokh86RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). 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