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Trump Calls for Russian Hackers to Find Clinton's 'Missing' Emails

On Wednesday, Donald Trump said he hoped Russian hackers would find the 30,000 emails from Hillary Clinton's time as Secretary of State that she did not turn over to federal investigators. Clinton's campaign said that Trump's challenge was tantamount to encouraging Russian espionage and foreign interference in a domestic election. We'll discuss Trump's statement,the hacking of the Democratic National Convention servers and its likely ties to Russia, and how foreign powers influence U.S. elections.
Michael Krasny
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On Wednesday, Donald Trump said he hoped Russian hackers would find the 30,000 emails from Hillary Clinton’s time as Secretary of State that she did not turn over to federal investigators. Clinton’s campaign said that Trump’s challenge was tantamount to encouraging Russian espionage and foreign interference in a domestic election. We’ll discuss Trump’s statement, the hacking of the Democratic National Committee’s emails and how foreign powers influence U.S. elections.

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Guests:

Andy Greenberg, WIRED senior writer covering security and hacker culture

Masha Gessen, Russian journalist & author of "The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin"

Max Boot, senior fellow for national security studies, Council on Foreign Relations

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