Democrats are deeply bothered by the new CIA revelations that Vladimir Putin

attempted to influence the presidential election in order to help Trump.

Their right to be upset, the notion that one of the world's worst dictators hacked the Democratic

National Committee in an attempt to boost a candidate to power should be kind of troubling.

But they haven't typically been upset about such things in the past when they benefit Democrats.

Take, for example, Barack Obama, go all the way back to March 2012 when Obama met with Putin's stooge and then Russian President Dimitri Medvedev. Obama was caught on a live mic telling Medvedev, quote, on all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this can be solved, but it's important for him to give me space. And Medvedev said, yes, I understand. I understand your message about space. Space for you. To which Obama said, this is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility. And Medvedev answered genially, I understand. I will transmit Vladimir. Democrats were fine with that. In fact, they then proceeded to spend the rest of the election cycle mocking Mitt Romney for stating that Russia posed the greatest geopolitical threats of the United States.

Obama himself mocked Romney by saying during a debate, quote, the 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back.

He then handed control of Syria to Putin, and then he followed by doing nothing when Russia invaded Ukraine.

Let's go back a little bit further in 1983.

Senator Teddy Kennedy wanted to run for president, so he sent his friend John Tunney to Moscow.

In Moscow, Tunney told the head of the Soviet Union, Yuri Andropov, that he wanted a deal,

according to Forbes, quote. Kennedy's message was simple. He proposed an unabashed quid pro quo.

Kennedy would lend to Andropov a hand in dealing with President Reagan. In return,

the Soviet leader would lend the Democratic Party a hand in challenging Reagan in the 1984 presidential election. The only real potential threats to Reagan are problems of war and peace

and Soviet-American relations, the memo stated. These issues, according to the Senator, will without

a doubt become the most important of the election campaign. Apparently, Kennedy offered to help Andropov get TV interviews in the U.S.

And he offered to visit Moscow.

The deal didn't work out, but Democrats ignored the reports when they finally broke in 2009.

Or check out in 1960.

Here's Craig Shirley and Andrew Shirley reporting.

In 1960, the Soviets held U.2 pilot Gary Powers after his plane crashed illegally in Russia,

and specifically delayed his release until after the presidential elections.

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