Did you read the article ? The server used to hack the email accounts was in Russia however , the server is private and can be used by anyone with a internet connection . The owner of the server rents space out to anyone , and he was never asked by the FBI or any US government entity to show logs . When Andrew Cockburn connected the server owner , the owner freely turned over the server datalogs . The Hack was done from someone in America on a Russian server . Russians are doing hacking and internet espionage but they are not dumb enough to leave a paper trail like the DNC hackers . <| sep |> Well the proposed cabinet pick for Education is in favor of child labor , so maybe we ' ll get that back ? I can ' t make this shit up .