Bernie Sanders is said to receive support from Russia, according to a media report.
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US officials have informed left-wing Sanders that Moscow wants to help its election campaign.
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John Locher
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“To be honest, I don’t care who Putin wants as president”: Democratic US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
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Flashback: Special investigator Robert Mueller investigated Russia’s interference in the 2020 US election for almost two years.
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In his report, he concluded: The Kremlin got involved and Trump’s campaign team had contacts with Russians. However, the US President was not found guilty.
According to the US authorities, Russia also wants to support Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (78) – but only in the pre-election campaign. This was reported by the “Washington Post” on Friday. US officials have informed left-wing Sanders that Moscow wants to help its election campaign. In what form this should happen was initially unclear.
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Sanders banned any Russian interference in response to the report. Unlike US President Donald Trump, he does not see the Russian head of state Vladimir Putin (67) as a “good friend”, said the current poll favorite in the democratic field of applicants. «I honestly don’t care who Putin wants as President (the United States). My message to Putin is clear: ‘Stay out of US elections and as President I will make sure you do that.’ »
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That’s why Russia helps Bernie Sanders
The US authorities assume that Russia wanted to support Sanders in the 2016 pre-election campaign against rival Hillary Clinton (72) in order to advance a split in US society and ultimately to help Republican candidate Trump. While Clinton prevailed against Sanders in the Democratic primary four years ago, she eventually lost to Trump in the presidential election.
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According to current media reports, the US secret services assume that Russia will intervene in the US election campaign again this year – in favor of incumbent Trump. The Russian government denied this on Friday, Trump himself spoke of a “new disinformation campaign” by the US Democrats. The dispute over the intelligence assessment may have been the reason why Trump fired U.S. Intelligence Director Joseph Maguire (68) this week and replaced it with U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell (53).
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Russia investigation by Robert Mueller
If the media reports are confirmed, the story of 2016 would repeat itself. Three independent investigations into the alleged interference by Russia in favor of Donald Trump all came to the same conclusion: The Kremlin supported the current US President in his campaign online and offline.
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The investigation by special investigator Robert Mueller (75) received much more attention than that of the intelligence service and congress. Mueller presented his Russia report in spring 2019. The bottom line: Trump’s campaign team had contacts with the Russians, but Mueller was unable to find enough evidence to prove the guilt. So the fact is: Donald Trump was never found guilty of “conspiracy with a foreign power”, but was never acquitted. (Nim / SDA)