Posted on 12/14/2016 6:09:41 PM PST by Kaslin
In telephone conversations with Donald Trump, FBI Director James Comey assured the president-elect there was no credible evidence that Russia influenced the outcome of the recent U.S. presidential election by hacking the Democratic National Committee and the e-mails of John Podesta, the chairman of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
What’s more, Comey told Trump that James Clapper, the director of National Intelligence, agreed with this FBI assessment.
The only member of the U.S. intelligence community who was ready to assert that the Russians sanctioned the hacking was John Brennan, the director of the CIA, according to sources who were briefed on Comey’s conversations with Trump.
“And Brennan takes his marching orders from President Obama,” the sources quoted Comey as saying.
In Comey’s view, the leaks to the New York Times and the Washington Post alleging that the Russians tried—and perhaps even succeeded—in tilting the election to Trump were a Democratic Party effort to delegitimize Trump’s victory.
During their phone conversations, Comey informed Trump that the FBI had been alert for the past year to the danger that the Russians would try to cause mischief during the U.S. presidential election.
However, whether the Russians did so remains an open question, Comey said, adding that it was just as likely that the hacking was done by people who had no direct connection to the Russian government.
“It’s also unclear,” the sources pointed out, “why Putin would have preferred dealing with Donald Trump, who has promised a major military buildup, over Hillary Clinton, who would have continued Barack Obama’s cautious policies toward the Kremlin.”
“White hats making a move.”
Seems so. Finally. Rep. King also called it disinformation, what is going on with the NYT and WP “stories.”
Sorry Mr. Comey... true as it might be it's still too late to save your job.
saving the country is more important
Exactly. This is a BIG MEDIA assault on the Trump win.
It’s not the donkeys.....it’s the usual suspects, the big media players who won’t go away quietly.
This game will play out over and over until the media has totally destroyed gored itself by playing to a shrinking liberal electorate.
This is the first of many many battles coming for Trump. They have painted a target on him bigger than Nixon ever had on him.
Rioting didn’t work. Recounts didn’t work. Now they’re trying conspiracy theories. What next? Assassination attempt?
I heard the Baby party is also send the electors thousands of death threats every day. Gee, how “stronger together” of them. I read one article this morning in the NY Post how a 74 year old grandma who is an elector in Arizona is getting thousands of emails everyday threatening her to vote for Hillary which she says makes her resolve even stronger to vote for Trump. These people are ENEMIES of the United states.
It’s a good thing Trump picked Flynn, who used to be under Obama. He must know exactly what is going on because why would he pick Tillerson knowing full well they’d bring up the russians?
Your #9 is on the mark!
Comey’s FBI agents in NY are continuing to investigate the Clinton Foundation and Hillary.
Appears to be a war goi g beteen the intel services. Any indications elsewhere? Plame and yellow cake? NSA? Petraeus caught in infidelity? Weiner, server, and emails?
Once again, you have to really search to find someone in the media to give us the truth. I even heard Obama yesterday say that the Russians tried to influence our election. He knows they didn’t
Follow the bread crumbs back to Obama. THE PETULANT TREASONOUS BASTARD.
The sucking up begins
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give credit where due - Comey did the right thing for the right reason.
cardinal4 to Comey: “Duh..”
Thanks Mr Comey for CYA.....
You know your time is coming.....
Comey has a 10 year mandate and will be around until 2023.
I hope the Donald gives him reason to “ voluntarily” step down....
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