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C.I.A. Judgment on Russia Built on Swell of Evidence (Slimes doubles-down on fake news)
The New York Slimes ^ | 2016-12-11 | Mark Mazzetti and Eric Lichtblau

Posted on 12/11/2016 7:35:42 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

WASHINGTON — American spy and law enforcement agencies were united in the belief, in the weeks before the presidential election, that the Russian government had deployed computer hackers to sow chaos during the campaign. But they had conflicting views about the specific goals of the subterfuge.

Last week, Central Intelligence Agency officials presented lawmakers with a stunning new judgment that upended the debate: Russia, they said, had intervened with the primary aim of helping make Donald J. Trump president.

The C.I.A.’s conclusion does not appear to be the product of specific new intelligence obtained since the election, several American officials, including some who had read the agency’s briefing, said on Sunday. Rather, it was an analysis of what many believe is overwhelming circumstantial evidence — evidence that others feel does not support firm judgments — that the Russians put a thumb on the scale for Mr. Trump, and got their desired outcome.

It is unclear why the C.I.A. did not produce this formal assessment before the election, although several officials said that parts of it had been made available to President Obama in the presidential daily briefing in the weeks before the vote. But the conclusion that Moscow ran an operation to help install the next president is one of the most consequential analyses by American spy agencies in years.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cia; election; fakenews; realpropaganda; trump
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To: WENDLE

Russia committed a random act of investigative journalism? Guess that’s what happens when we are all citizens of the world like they claim-all countries get to do opposition research and release it for an October surprise-not just the USA leftist snobs. LOL

Now, Slimes and Compost, let’s discuss Clinton, do you agree with Jesse Jackson that she should be pardoned or do you think she should go to jail?


81 posted on 12/12/2016 1:27:23 AM PST by greeneyes
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To: DarthVader

Bolton was good. I seen his interview.

But just where the hell is Ryan and McConnell? Or a Bush, Romney, or Powell.

Of course I know the answer to my own question. They are cheering the Democrats.


82 posted on 12/12/2016 2:46:15 AM PST by phoneman08 (qwiyrqweopigradfdzcm,.dadfjl,dz)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

They did it and want to blame it on the Russians so none of the Clinton hit men come after them....


83 posted on 12/12/2016 3:58:33 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Fake news! Fake news! Fake news!


84 posted on 12/12/2016 4:39:22 AM PST by Lopeover (The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: Dr.Deth

Since when did the half breed start reading the briefings? Insiders have repeatedly said he does not.

NOW all of a sudden he reads ONE briefing and he can stay in office. That , I’m guessing, was the plan all along.


85 posted on 12/12/2016 4:53:48 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: realcleanguy

I’m ready.


86 posted on 12/12/2016 5:07:53 AM PST by GingisK
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To: CrimsonTidegirl

I’m with you there. I would have never in all my dreams believed something like this would happen 20 years ago. But today, its as if I can see this as clearly as I see the sunrise in a California morning.


87 posted on 12/12/2016 5:10:53 AM PST by realcleanguy
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To: NTHockey
Since when did the half breed start reading the briefings?

Exactly.

88 posted on 12/12/2016 7:50:11 AM PST by Dr.Deth
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To: Netz

Yep.


89 posted on 12/12/2016 8:02:46 AM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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