• Funderpants @lemmy.ca
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      8 months ago

      Ugh, they’re not sure what the motivation is, but I can’t help but wonder if these hackers are Russian state actors or affiliated and want to do exactly that.

      • dhork@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        In a message posted online Saturday, in both English and Russian, the hacking group called LockBit said the stolen documents “contain a lot of interesting things and Donald Trump’s court cases that could affect the upcoming US election.”

        Seems like it. I wouldn’t put it past them to fabricate documents that make it look like the prosecution is more malicious than it is.

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      8 months ago

      They’d ask for a mistrial if someone in the gallery looked at them funny

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      There is no reason to think this would be legitimate grounds for a mistrial, although Trump’s team will probably pretend like it is.