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Dampproof
10/26/17 12:13:32 PM
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A computer server crucial to a lawsuit against Georgia election officials was quietly wiped clean by its custodians just after the suit was filed

The Kennesaw election center answers to Georgia's secretary of state, Brian Kemp, a Republican who is running for governor in 2018 and is the main defendant in the suit.

Wiping the server clean "forestalls any forensic investigation at all," said Richard DeMillo, a Georgia Tech computer scientist who has closely followed the case. "People who have nothing to hide don't behave this way."

Other backups also appear to be gone. In the same email to plaintiffs' attorneys, assistant state Attorney General Cristina Correia wrote that two backup servers were also wiped clean on Aug. 9, just as the lawsuit moved to federal court.

TL;DR

Someone erased data off of the main server and backups which contained voting information AFTER a lawsuit was filed to review it for possible tampering.

Source: https://tinyurl.com/yc8tk7v4
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darkphoenix181
10/26/17 12:14:52 PM
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something should come of this

pretty sure that means someone is going to jail
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EnragedSlith
10/26/17 12:14:53 PM
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Another example of draining the swamp

So much winning, liberals cant keep their facts straight
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eston
10/26/17 12:17:06 PM
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Were_Wyrm
10/26/17 12:17:40 PM
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So does this count as not finding any evidence?
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V-E-G-Y-
10/26/17 12:18:08 PM
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Mal_Fet
10/26/17 12:18:48 PM
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Let's see if any of the lefties have a problem with this.

This will be fun
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ToadallyAwesome
10/26/17 12:19:04 PM
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Well I hope their families are taken care because that is still evidence tampering.

Negligence isnt an excuse
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HiddenLurker
10/26/17 12:19:58 PM
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Those were PRIVATE servers so it is totally ok.

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UnholyMudcrab
10/26/17 12:20:30 PM
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Mal_Fet posted...
Let's see if any of the lefties have a problem with this.

This will be fun

...what?
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ChromaticAngel
10/26/17 12:22:51 PM
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Mal_Fet posted...
Let's see if any of the lefties have a problem with this.

This will be fun

I have a problem with it.

I also have a problem with Hillary wiping her servers.

Any other questions?
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Dampproof
10/26/17 12:23:59 PM
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Were_Wyrm posted...
So does this count as not finding any evidence?


Triggers spoliation which in GA carries some heavy penalties. Spoliation is basically intentional, reckless, or negligent withholding, hiding, altering, fabricating, or destroying of evidence relevant to a legal proceeding.

In the worst case scenario I would maybe understand the main server getting wiped. But knowing how backups work and there being more than one of them makes this a clear case of intent. You have to intentionally do this if you went after the backups as well.
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CommonStar
10/26/17 12:24:05 PM
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Blaming the custodians like they'd be smart enough to bypass all the security measures and delete data off the main server and the backup. Yeah okay.
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Eat More Beef
10/26/17 12:27:35 PM
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CommonStar posted...
Blaming the custodians like they'd be smart enough to bypass all the security measures and delete data off the main server and the backup. Yeah okay.


Hey now. I'm a custodian and some of my co-workers are way too skilled to be toiling away as janitors.

We have a dude who has an MBA, a massage therapist, an author, a couple welders and plumbers and elevator repair guys and even some comp-sci dudes. We're all looking for another job but it's tough. Don't judge a book by its cover dude.
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CircleOfManias
10/26/17 12:28:06 PM
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Were_Wyrm posted...
So does this count as not finding any evidence?


Quite the opposite. If the plaintiffs are smart, they'll push for adverse inference. It's basically a sanction placed on the defendant where they instruct the jury to assume the worst for the destroyed evidence. They just have to prove the evidence was destroyed intentionally to obstruct the case, which isn't easy.
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coolboy11
10/26/17 12:34:19 PM
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Kemp is a slimy bastard so nothing to shocking about this
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CableZL
10/26/17 12:35:12 PM
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Antifar
10/26/17 12:36:29 PM
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Uhhhh, that seems bad.
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TheVipaGTS
10/26/17 12:37:09 PM
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Mal_Fet posted...
Let's see if any of the lefties have a problem with this.

This will be fun

Yes. I do have a problem with this. Do you?
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CableZL
10/26/17 12:37:31 PM
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VectorChaos
10/26/17 12:38:45 PM
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Shit like this should be treated as an admission of guilt.
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Nomadic View
10/26/17 12:41:51 PM
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Were_Wyrm posted...
So does this count as not finding any evidence?


The court will create a presumption that what was contained on the server will have the proof of what the complainant intends to prove.
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50Blessings
10/26/17 12:48:07 PM
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Taking a play out of the Hillary handbook? For shame. Lock em up!
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Dampproof
10/26/17 2:34:00 PM
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CircleOfManias posted...
Were_Wyrm posted...
So does this count as not finding any evidence?


Quite the opposite. If the plaintiffs are smart, they'll push for adverse inference. It's basically a sanction placed on the defendant where they instruct the jury to assume the worst for the destroyed evidence. They just have to prove the evidence was destroyed intentionally to obstruct the case, which isn't easy.


Well the fact that the back ups got deleted as well within the same time frame as the main should tip it towards malicious intent.

Main getting deleted you'd have a case of a "oops". But not one but two back ups getting wiped? Good luck proving that all that data getting wiped clean within the time frame of getting a law suit against you isn't on purpose.
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BignutzisBack
10/26/17 2:35:18 PM
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hyperpowder
10/26/17 2:46:28 PM
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Mal_Fet posted...
Let's see if any of the lefties have a problem with this.

This will be fun


Yeah I have a problem with this.

Anyone who takes a blind eye to corruption because of their "political beliefs" is a scumbag.

Same goes with conservatives and the treasonous president.
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A_Good_Boy
10/26/17 2:49:15 PM
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hyperpowder posted...
@Mal_Fet posted...
Let's see if any of the lefties have a problem with this.

This will be fun


Yeah I have a problem with this.

Anyone who takes a blind eye to corruption because of their "political beliefs" is a scumbag.

Same goes with conservatives and the treasonous president.

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GeneralZhao
10/26/17 2:54:42 PM
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UnholyMudcrab posted...
Mal_Fet posted...
Let's see if any of the lefties have a problem with this.

This will be fun

...what?

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metralo
10/26/17 2:56:27 PM
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hyperpowder posted...
Mal_Fet posted...
Let's see if any of the lefties have a problem with this.

This will be fun


Yeah I have a problem with this.

Anyone who takes a blind eye to corruption because of their "political beliefs" is a scumbag.

Same goes with conservatives and the treasonous president.

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Axiom
10/26/17 2:59:16 PM
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Of course it's a republican that actually gets caught tampering with shit
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Mal_Fet
10/26/17 5:40:28 PM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
hyperpowder posted...
@Mal_Fet posted...
Let's see if any of the lefties have a problem with this.

This will be fun


Yeah I have a problem with this.

Anyone who takes a blind eye to corruption because of their "political beliefs" is a scumbag.

Same goes with conservatives and the treasonous president.

I like how you try to turn this on Trump when the only reason anyone could have ever bought the Russian collusion conspiracy was because the DNC colluded with Russia to get that fake dossier together
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CADE FOSTER
10/26/17 5:43:41 PM
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metralo posted...
hyperpowder posted...
Mal_Fet posted...
Let's see if any of the lefties have a problem with this.

This will be fun


Yeah I have a problem with this.

Anyone who takes a blind eye to corruption because of their "political beliefs" is a scumbag.

Same goes with conservatives and the treasonous president.

Axiom posted...
Of course it's a republican that actually gets caught tampering with shit

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Blo
10/26/17 5:48:08 PM
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Mal_Fet posted...
the DNC colluded with Russia to get that fake dossier together

Is that what you think the recent stories have been about?
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Mal_Fet
10/26/17 5:52:58 PM
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Blo posted...
Mal_Fet posted...
the DNC colluded with Russia to get that fake dossier together

Is that what you think the recent stories have been about?

That's the part relevant to his post
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UnholyMudcrab
10/26/17 5:54:52 PM
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Blo posted...
Mal_Fet posted...
the DNC colluded with Russia to get that fake dossier together

Is that what you think the recent stories have been about?

It's what he desperately hopes will become true if he keeps repeating it.
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Blo
10/26/17 5:56:50 PM
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To be clear: you think that dossier came from DNC collusion of Russia?
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Questionmarktarius
10/26/17 5:57:36 PM
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If evidence can be extracted from a perv's hard drive after being formatted and overwritten several times, this should be cake.
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.377.2104

CableZL posted...
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/apnewsbreak-georgia-election-server-wiped-suit-filed-50729761

The FBI apparently made an image of the server back in March and they're trying to find out if they still have that image.

So... malice and incompetence, both at once?
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Mal_Fet
10/26/17 6:03:05 PM
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Blo posted...
To be clear: you think that dossier came from DNC collusion of Russia?

Yes, by proxy of Steele.
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A_Good_Boy
10/26/17 6:19:02 PM
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@Mal_Fet posted...
A_Good_Boy posted...
hyperpowder posted...
@Mal_Fet posted...
Let's see if any of the lefties have a problem with this.

This will be fun


Yeah I have a problem with this.

Anyone who takes a blind eye to corruption because of their "political beliefs" is a scumbag.

Same goes with conservatives and the treasonous president.

I like how you try to turn this on Trump when the only reason anyone could have ever bought the Russian collusion conspiracy was because the DNC colluded with Russia to get that fake dossier together

You've been categorically denying the Russia scandal ever since it broke and have dismissed every single bit of information surrounding it as its been leaked all year. Why do you suddenly believe that it's true?
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CADE FOSTER
10/26/17 6:21:15 PM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
You've been categorically denying the Russia scandal ever since it broke and have dismissed every single bit of information surrounding it as its been leaked all year. Why do you suddenly believe that it's true?

lol true
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YellowSUV
10/26/17 6:23:15 PM
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This happened after the Georgia special election. Was the suit about the Georgia special election, or a previous election?

EDIT: Nevermind, re-read it and saw it says it concerned both.
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MC_BatCommander
10/26/17 6:27:09 PM
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Mal_Fet posted...
Let's see if any of the lefties have a problem with this.

This will be fun


lmao, right on cue with the deflection
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YellowSUV
10/26/17 6:31:15 PM
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Trumpanzees provide no evidence of voter fraud
"The system is rigged against Trump"
Plausible evidence is shown that voting was rigged
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Paragon21XX
10/26/17 6:31:28 PM
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What? Like with a cloth or something?
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Polycosm
10/26/17 6:36:59 PM
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In most circumstances, I'll bend over backwards to give someone the benefit of the doubt. However, in this scenario, we have to assume the worst.
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Mal_Fet
10/26/17 6:59:23 PM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
You've been categorically denying the Russia scandal ever since it broke and have dismissed every single bit of information surrounding it as its been leaked all year.

Lmao, there's never been any evidence that Trump colluded with Russia. Put your tinfoil hat back on.
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A_Good_Boy
10/26/17 7:05:07 PM
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@Mal_Fet posted...
A_Good_Boy posted...
You've been categorically denying the Russia scandal ever since it broke and have dismissed every single bit of information surrounding it as its been leaked all year.

Lmao, there's never been any evidence that Trump colluded with Russia. Put your tinfoil hat back on.

You've been denying it regardless if Trump has been involved or not. Why believe it now Mal?
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Mal_Fet
10/26/17 7:06:19 PM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
@Mal_Fet posted...
A_Good_Boy posted...
You've been categorically denying the Russia scandal ever since it broke and have dismissed every single bit of information surrounding it as its been leaked all year.

Lmao, there's never been any evidence that Trump colluded with Russia. Put your tinfoil hat back on.

You've been denying it regardless if Trump has been involved or not. Why believe it now Mal?

Because multiple sources have confirmed it, along with Steele himself? And not even the DNC nor the Clinton Foundation is denying it?

Unlike the Trump-Russia conspiracy, which still has no supporting evidence aside from the long-debunked dossier
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A_Good_Boy
10/26/17 7:07:05 PM
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Mal_Fet posted...
A_Good_Boy posted...
@Mal_Fet posted...
A_Good_Boy posted...
You've been categorically denying the Russia scandal ever since it broke and have dismissed every single bit of information surrounding it as its been leaked all year.

Lmao, there's never been any evidence that Trump colluded with Russia. Put your tinfoil hat back on.

You've been denying it regardless if Trump has been involved or not. Why believe it now Mal?

Because multiple sources have confirmed it, along with Steele himself?

Unlike the Trump-Russia conspiracy, which still has no supporting evidence aside from the long-debunked dossier

You've also dismissed the dossier as fake news up until now as well. Why do you suddenly believe in it?
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Mal_Fet
10/26/17 7:08:31 PM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
Mal_Fet posted...
A_Good_Boy posted...
@Mal_Fet posted...
A_Good_Boy posted...
You've been categorically denying the Russia scandal ever since it broke and have dismissed every single bit of information surrounding it as its been leaked all year.

Lmao, there's never been any evidence that Trump colluded with Russia. Put your tinfoil hat back on.

You've been denying it regardless if Trump has been involved or not. Why believe it now Mal?

Because multiple sources have confirmed it, along with Steele himself?

Unlike the Trump-Russia conspiracy, which still has no supporting evidence aside from the long-debunked dossier

You've also dismissed the dossier as fake news up until now as well. Why do you suddenly believe in it?

Are you having a stroke or something? The dossier's claims are all fake, but that doesn't change that the DNC colluded with Russia to make it.
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