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Donald Trump Casts Doubt on Intelligence Community Over 'So-Called' Russian Hacking
ABC News ^ | Jan. 3, 2017 | David Caplan

Posted on 01/03/2017 8:13:19 PM PST by Innovative

Donald Trump continues to remain indignant about claims that Russia is responsible for cyberassaults on the US, taking to Twitter Tuesday night to reiterate his skepticism.

In a single tweet, Trump questioned the prevailing notion that Russia has been hacking US entities -- despite 17 U.S. intelligence agencies concluding that top Russian officials helped orchestrate cyberattacks against the Democratic National Committee and members of Hillary Clinton's campaign -- and he also seemed to question the validity of such agencies overall.

The president-elect tweeted, "The 'Intelligence' briefing on so-called 'Russian hacking' was delayed until Friday, perhaps more time needed to build a case. Very strange!"

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 201701; 20170103; election; hacking; russia; transition; trump
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1 posted on 01/03/2017 8:13:19 PM PST by Innovative
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To: Innovative

I watched the Hannity interview with Assange from wikileaks. It was clear, to the point, believable, and I think historic. I didn’t realize it is Obama not closing his investigation after the swedes dropped it, that is keeping this guy in the Ecuadorian embassy while his wife and two kids have no father present in their lives. My hatred for Obama is visceral.

This interview is going to be the definitive report on the whole E-mails Russian messing with the elections issue.

One tease. What was Podesta’s password. Watch the interview.


2 posted on 01/03/2017 8:14:46 PM PST by morphing libertarian
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To: Innovative

Our “so-called” intelligence community is run by a muslim CIA Director and an incompetent named Clapper.


3 posted on 01/03/2017 8:16:02 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents)
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To: Innovative

These political lying hacks are going to be fired!! Or they are going to far off bases of non operation. I ASSURE YOU!!


4 posted on 01/03/2017 8:16:49 PM PST by WENDLE (I urge the appontment of TED CRUZ to the Scalia seat on SCOTUS.)
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To: morphing libertarian

Podesta’s password was p@ssw0rd.


5 posted on 01/03/2017 8:17:59 PM PST by Mercat (Men never do evil so fully and cheerfully as when they do it out of conscience.” (Blaise Pascal))
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To: Innovative

In Fortune magazine (NOT in some obscure blog):

Grizzly Misstep: Security Experts Call Russia Hacking Report “Poorly Done,” “Fatally Flawed”

http://fortune.com/2016/12/31/russian-hacking-grizzly-steppe/


6 posted on 01/03/2017 8:18:52 PM PST by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

A politicized intelligence agency is less than worthless. I’m afraid a significant percentage of the 17 fall into that category.


7 posted on 01/03/2017 8:20:18 PM PST by Western Phil
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To: Lurkinanloomin

A politicized intelligence agency is less than worthless. I’m afraid a significant percentage of the 17 fall into that category.


8 posted on 01/03/2017 8:20:19 PM PST by Western Phil
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To: Innovative

Every agency of the federal government has been corrupted in the Obama years. Democrat employees are embedded throughout, perverting thr DOJ,the IRS, the EPA and all 17 intelligence agencies (17???). Time to get rid of all these tainted agencies.


9 posted on 01/03/2017 8:23:28 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: Mercat

Assange said a 14 year old could have hacked Podesta.


10 posted on 01/03/2017 8:28:12 PM PST by morphing libertarian
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To: Innovative

Tell me more about how you can track a hacking source by what kind of keyboard they use. LMFAO.


11 posted on 01/03/2017 8:30:15 PM PST by Snowybear
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To: WENDLE

I suspect there will be a multitude of resignations ‘requested’.

We have good people, and they’ll step in just fine.

It’s the first step in a new military already second to none, that will be astoundingly solid by the time Trump leaves office.

I’d like to see him clean house on all the Leftists in the diplomatic corp too.

We are not a Leftist nation. We don’t want to be. We do not aspire to it. It repulses us as a people.


12 posted on 01/03/2017 8:34:10 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Recall John McCain. NOW, before he gets us in WWIII.)
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To: WENDLE

Wow, strong la gauge and promises. Are you a Trump advisor, law enforcement agent, or judge?


13 posted on 01/03/2017 8:34:39 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: morphing libertarian
Assange said a 14 year old could have hacked Podesta.

I believe a teenager actually did hack CIA director Brennan.

Teen who Hacked CIA director Brennan

What a bunch of dopes!

14 posted on 01/03/2017 8:38:32 PM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: mac_truck

Well they are dems.


15 posted on 01/03/2017 8:40:37 PM PST by morphing libertarian
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To: morphing libertarian

They don’t seem to be exactly claiming it was the Wikileaks that the Russians did. They don’t seem to be saying WHAT they did, just that they did something and need to be punished. This level of obtuseness is very difficult to swallow.


16 posted on 01/03/2017 8:43:20 PM PST by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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To: Innovative

The Anthony Wiener fun and profit information group.


17 posted on 01/03/2017 8:44:03 PM PST by Bogie
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To: ichabod1

Assange said the entire thing is to make Trump’s election seem illegitimate and they will use it as a message for the next 4 years. How do you stop this when their followers are zombies who don’t want to hear it?


18 posted on 01/03/2017 8:45:02 PM PST by morphing libertarian
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To: DoughtyOne

Not just a suspicion, it’s standard operating procedure to fire thousands. A lot of this has been coming through obola’s czars and task forces, and they’ll all go away too.


19 posted on 01/03/2017 8:46:22 PM PST by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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To: morphing libertarian

There aren’t all that many of them. Arresting them and putting them in jail when they act out would be a good deterrent to a lot of it.


20 posted on 01/03/2017 8:48:36 PM PST by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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