At the smallest, crappiest newspaper in the world — even at a high school paper — no sane editor would publish a story that wasn't backed by solid evidence. As the 20th century print journalism cliche goes, if your mother says she loves you check it out. So why are the nation's most prestigious multi-Pulitzer-winning news-gathering organizations repeatedly claiming that hackers working for the Russian government stole emails belonging to the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton campaign manager John Podesta, and gave them to WikiLeaks?
Because the CIA says so.
The charge against Russia is explosive. "In a 'closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill last week,' intelligence officials told senators that it was now 'quite clear' that electing (Donald) Trump was Russia's goal," according to Vox. Hothead Sarah Palin enabler and senior Arizona Sen. John McCain called it "an act of war."