This story gets juicier every passing day. The FBI Director of Counterintelligence vs Candidate Trump and then (and now!) President Trump.
Statement of Bill Priestap Assistant Director
Counterintelligence Division Federal Bureau of Investigation
Before the Select Committee on Intelligence
United States Senate For a Hearing Entitled
“Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent Elections” Presented June 21, 2017
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(U) Russia’s 2016 Presidential election influence effort
was its boldest to date in the United States. Moscow employed a multi -faceted approach intended to undermine confidence in our democratic process. Russia’s activities included efforts to discredit Secretary Clinton and to
publicly contrast her unfavorably with President Trump. This Russian effort included the weaponization of stolen cyber information, the use of Russia’s English language state media as a strategic messaging platform, and the mobilization of social media bots and trolls to spread
disinformation and amplify Russian messaging.
THE KICKER, AND GIVEN THE ABOVE, A NON SEQUITUR:
The FBI has not made an assessment of any impact that the Russian activities might have had on the outcome of the 2016 election; instead, I am here to discuss Russia’s activities and the importance of combating the....