...the people who were my folks at the time is that they had gotten the information from the private party that they needed to understand the intrusion by the spring of 2016.Comey's saying his forensic team at the FBI got what they needed to do their analysis (server images and logs) from CrowdStrike.
Just like I've been saying.
They would have liked to get access to the physical servers too but that didn't stop them from reaching the same conclusion that CrowdStrike had.
I don't see the controversy here.
Comey's saying his forensic team at the FBI got what they needed to do their analysis (server images and logs) from CrowdStrike.He doesn't say that. That's your own interpretation of what he said.
Reply 43...
COMEY: In the case of the DNC, and I believe the D triple C, but I'm sure the DNC, we did not have access to the devices themselves. We got relevant forensic information from a private party, a high class entity, that had done the work but we didn't get direct access.
BURR: But no content.
COMEY: Correct.
BURR: Isn't content an important part of the forensics from a counter-intelligence standpoint?
COMEY: It is but what was briefed to me by the people who were my folks at the time is that they had gotten the information from the private party that they needed to understand the intrusion by the spring of 2016.
If he meant a forensic team he would have said forensic team.
Why are you putting words in his mouth?
Here is some more info for you...
27:42... January 10, 2017 Russia's Role in Election-Year Hacking
Pick on the associated transcript link below the video. I can't seem to find a transcript of that hearing yet.
FBI Director Comey: Agency requested access to DNC servers
In a hearing with the Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday afternoon outlining the intelligence agencies’ findings on Russian election interference, Comey said there were “multiple requests at different levels” for access to the Democratic servers, but that ultimately a “highly respected private company” was granted access and shared its findings with the FBI.
“Ultimately what was agreed to is the private company would share with us what they saw,” he said. The company to which Comey was referring is CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company doing the internal defense and investigation for the DNC.