Posted on 02/15/2022 2:33:21 AM PST by Libloather
The White House on Monday refused to be drawn into the growing controversy over claims that Hillary Clinton's allies tried to smear Donald Trump, and whether internet data collection amounted to spying.
Three times Joe Biden's principal deputy press secretary was asked whether the president had any concerns about campaigns hacking into opponents' computer systems to gather dirt.
And three times during the White House daily briefing Karine Jean-Pierre referred all questions to the Department of Justice.
The tussle followed a new legal filing in Special Counsel John Durham's probe into the origins of the Russia investigation. It alleged that a tech executive, linked to Clinton's 2016 campaign, gained access to internet traffic at Trump Tower and the White House with the intention of collecting dirt on Trump.
Trump allies quickly cited it as proof of the former president's claim he was being illegally spied on and that the Russian collusion tale was a hoax.
The issue was raised at the White House briefing.
Jacqui Heinrich, of Fox News, asked: 'Does the president have any concerns about a candidate for president using computer experts to infiltrate computer systems of competing candidates - or even the president-elect - for the goal of creating a narrative ... Is that something ...'
Jean-Pierre cut her off, saying: 'That's something I can't speak to from this podium so I refer you to the Department of Justice.'
Heinrich tried again: 'Is what's been described in that report, monitoring internet traffic, is that spying?'
'Again I can't speak to that report. I refer you to the Department of Justice,' came the response.
Heinrich broadened her question, saying: 'Generally speaking though, would monitoring internet traffic...'
'Jacqui, my answer's not going to change,' said Jean-Pierre. 'I refer you to Department of Justice. I can't speak for that...'
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They couldn't get into the WH servers without someone on the inside working with them. That person should be wary of driving on country roads because a tree is liable to jump in front of their car.
That is correct and, according to Gorka, that individual worked for the NSA.
At least it was NOT a foreign actor that manipulated the DNS - that would be scary!
First, welcome home.
I don’t recall at this time, but has “nothing can stop what is coming” NCSWIC been mentioned/discussed regarding this agency and how it may be relevant?
https://www.cisa.gov/safecom/about-ncswic
Looks like Trump’s base was right after all...”lock her up”. He should have listened.
It looks like the press is assisting to cleave Clinton from the 0bama/Biden/Clinton cabal.
Biden is using the same paranoid rhetoric as Kim Jong Un. Accusing everyone else of beating the war drums. Biden is the one causing the issues.
I bet she can sure speak to “that” with her “domestic partner” Suzanne Malveaux of CNN. Literally, the Deputy Press Secretary is in bed with the Press and we wonder where leaks come from?
Oh, has it? I seem to recall a little something.
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