rightwinger
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It is when it is a foreign government breaking the law (hacking) and selectively releasing the information to influence an electionThere was a crime. DNC servers were hacked to influence a presidential election
Here you are assigning INTENT when you don't even really know who did it. Where are you getting it was done to influence a presidential election? That's a speculation, and maybe it's correct, but unless you have proof of that, it's not a fact.
And I will again point out, influencing elections is not a criminal act. All kinds of things can influence an election. Hillary's collapse at the 9/11 memorial may have influenced the election, did she commit a crime? Trump's "grab them by the pussy" comment may have influenced the election, did he commit a crime? Debates almost certainly influence elections, are the candidates guilty of committing crimes? A campaign itself is an attempt to influence an election! The weather on election day can influence an election.
Also, truth be told here... any actual "influence" was caused by the information revealed.
Now, WHY were Trump people meeting with the Russians?