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>> thats clinton watts testifying at the senate intelligence committee about some of the more ham-handed russian influence operations hes noticed in his counterintelligence work in the united states. noticing how even stupid stuff like that around a poorly spelled white house petition, even when its did you do it gives you a place to start in terms of seeing what tools they have, in terms of seeing how they operate. so basically getting 39,000 signatures instantly on this mistranslated petition,...

Not out of the norm but this petition was different. it regains gained more than 30,000 signatures. it revealed an odd pattern. it appeared to be the work of bottoms. a closer look of the bottoms tied in with other social media campaigns we had objected pushing propaganda months before. >> thats clinton watts testifying at the senate intelligence committee about some of the more ham-handed russian influence operations hes noticed in his counterintelligence work in the united states. noticing how...

It this time? this is not new for the russians. it was much nowhere engaging this time in our election. why now? mr. watts? >> i think this answer is very simple is what is no one is really saying in this room, which is part of the reason active measures have worked in this u.s. election is because the commander in chief has used russian active measures at time against his opponents. on 134 august 2016, his campaign chairman after a debunked -- >> when you say h"his". >> paul manafort cited the ...

Mr. watts? >> i think this answer is very simple is what is no one is really saying in this room, which is part of the reason active measures have worked in this u.s. election is because the commander in chief has used russian active measures at time against his opponents. on 134 august 2016, his campaign chairman after a debunked -- >> when you say "his". >> paul manafort cited the story as a terrorist attack on cnn and used it as a talking point. on 11 october president trump stood on a stage ...

Petition was different. it gained more than 30,000 signatures. it revealed an odd pattern. it appeared to be the work of bottoms. a closer look of the bottoms tied in with other social media campaigns we had objected pushing propaganda months before. >> thats clinton watts testifying at the senate intelligence committee about some of the more ham-handed russian influence operations hes noticed in his counterintelligence work in the united states. noticing how even stupid stuff like that around a...

39,000. where did those come from? they cant all be from people who think its hilarious. former executive officer of the counterterrorism at west point, clinton watts, hell pick up the part of the story from there. >> in april 2014, andrew weisberg and i noticed a petition on the white house website. alaska back to russia appeared a public campaign to give alaska back to russia. satirical or nonsense appearing on the white house website are not out of the norm but this petition was different. it...

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