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Senate Intel agrees with assessment that Russia meddled to help Trump (CBS headline)
CBS News ^ | July 3 2018 | Olivia Gazis

Posted on 07/04/2018 1:10:50 AM PDT by gattaca

The Senate Intelligence Committee concluded that the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) that found Russia interfered in the 2016 election in an effort to help President Trump and hurt Hillary Clinton is "a sound intelligence product." The newly released, unclassified 7-page report -- whose conclusions the Republican-led committee previewed in May -- put to rest some questions that had arisen about the integrity of the assessment and the political agenda of the agencies that authored it.

"The Committee has spent the last 16 months reviewing the sources, tradecraft and analytic work underpinning the Intelligence Community Assessment and sees no reason to dispute the conclusions," said Chairman Richard Burr, R-North Carolina, in a statement accompanying the report's release. "The Committee continues its investigation and I am hopeful that this installment of the Committee's work will soon be followed by additional summaries providing the American people with clarity around Russia's activities regarding U.S. elections."

In its report, the committee said it had conducted numerous interviews with senior intelligence officials and reviewed the analytic procedures that informed the ICA, which was commissioned by former President Barack Obama in late 2016. The committee's report stated unequivocally that it concurred with the ICA's assessment that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign aimed at the election, and that he and the Russian government had developed "a clear preference for President-elect Trump."

It also said that further details have come to light that "bolster" the ICA's findings about the extent of Russia's efforts to undermine the U.S.-led liberal international order and hinted at new findings by the committee that have "exposed a far more extensive Russian effort to manipulate social media outlets to sow discord."

Unlike Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee -- whose final report indicated that the ICA's findings on Putin's strategic intentions "did not employ proper analytic tradecraft" and said it had identified "significant…failings that undermine confidence in the ICA judgments" -- the Senate report made no mention of shortcomings. Instead, it said, "the analytical disagreement was reasonable, transparent, and openly debated among the agencies and analysts, with analysts, managers, and agency heads on both sides of the confidence level articulately justifying their positions."

Of the three agencies that contributed to the ICA, the CIA and FBI offered assessments on Putin's objectives with "high confidence," while the NSA's assessment was issued with "moderate confidence."

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee said at the time of the majority's report's release that they had found no fault with any of the tradecraft underlying the ICA.

The Senate Intelligence Committee did fault the ICA on two fronts. It said the assessment failed to provide an updated account of the capabilities of RT, the Russian state-funded television network. And, it said, the historical context provided about Russian interference in U.S. domestic politics was "perfunctory," and could have presented a "more relevant historical context."

Mr. Trump has been a frequent critic of the work of the intelligence community in general and of some of the ICA's core findings in particular. Last week, Trump tweeted, "Russia continues to say they had nothing to do with Meddling in our Election! Where is the DNC Server, and why didn't Shady James Comey and the now disgraced FBI agents take and closely examine it? Why isn't Hillary/Russia being looked at? So many questions, so much corruption!"

The Senate's report said none of the analysts contributing to it provided any indication their findings resulted from political or other demands, saying it "heard consistently that analysts were under no politically motivated pressure to reach any conclusions."

"All analysts expressed that they were free to debate, object to content, and assess confidence levels, as is normal and proper for the analytic process," the committee wrote.

It also noted that the so-called Steele dossier, which the president and some Republican critics say wrongly prompted or informed an investigation into Trump's campaign, "did not in any way inform the analysis in the ICA ... because it was unverified information."

Tuesday's report was one of several the committee will issue as part of its investigation. Reports on the role of social media and on the question of whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia are expected to be completed in the coming months.

"While our investigation remains ongoing, we have to learn from 2016 and do more to protect ourselves from attacks in 2018 and beyond," said Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Virginia.


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KEYWORDS: deepsttate; desperate; fakenews; ica; mediawingofthednc; nevertrumpers; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; russiancollusion; smearmachine; trump2016; trumprussia
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To: gattaca
Of the three agencies that contributed to the ICA, the CIA and FBI offered assessments on Putin's objectives with "high confidence," while the NSA's assessment was issued with "moderate confidence."

We can trust the FBI right? I mean there's not a single politically motivated individual in its organization, right?

Bottom line, this "news" item about a report for last year, was pushed by the FBI and their contacts in the MSM as a deflection shot against the upcoming public 5th Amendment bleating of Strzok.

I want the names of the persons in the so-called news agencies who have paid the FBI over the years with gifts, tickets, and dinners.

41 posted on 07/04/2018 3:28:14 AM PDT by Flick Lives (Suddenly someone'll say, like, plate, or shrimp, or plate o' shrimp out of the blue, no explanation.)
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To: familyop

https://capitalresearch.org/article/flashback-bill-clinton-gave-china-missile-technology/


42 posted on 07/04/2018 3:37:17 AM PDT by gattaca ("Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." Ronald Reagan)
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To: gattaca
It said the assessment failed to provide an updated account of the capabilities of RT, the Russian state-funded television network.

That's their smoking gun?????

One lousy TV station that isn't even in english???

Looks like they've gone full retard!

43 posted on 07/04/2018 4:00:17 AM PDT by rawcatslyentist ("All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing")
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To: gattaca
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44 posted on 07/04/2018 4:04:27 AM PDT by BTerclinger (MAGA)
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To: gattaca

Intelligence Community Assessment

= overwhelming DS conflict of interest and resulting bias

Certainly the Rooskies would want to play both sides of the fence in the Hegelian Dialectic manner. That would always be baked into any proper understanding of such matters.


45 posted on 07/04/2018 4:08:34 AM PDT by rx (Truth Will Out!)
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To: gattaca

So we are now to trust the various Federal Alphabet Soup Depts filled with 90 percent plus Rats. NOT!


46 posted on 07/04/2018 4:16:35 AM PDT by DAC21
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To: gattaca

I’ve read the press release from the Senate and the their conclusion is based on opinion and assessment, not evidence.


47 posted on 07/04/2018 4:33:33 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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To: lewislynn

These nevertrump dimwits are still trying to cover for Hillary and her Uranium giveaway.

The never trumpers are not dimwits they are accomplices, they are tied to these criminal bastards and made money this is why they are so relentless they too will end up hanging with them


48 posted on 07/04/2018 4:34:49 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: Sa-teef

“.....The Senate’s report said none of the analysts contributing to it provided any indication their findings resulted from political or other demands, saying it “heard consistently that analysts were under no politically motivated pressure to reach any conclusions.”

Do you honestly believe these guys are so foolish as to ADMIT bias ?

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Exactly. The Swamp Monsters in the Senate are taking the word of the people they are supposed to be investigating.


49 posted on 07/04/2018 4:44:56 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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To: Federal46

Or, they wanted a weaker Hillary, as the received wisdom was that Hillary would win. What exactly was this Roosky mischief sufficient, however, to put Donald over the top in enough places to carry the Electoral College?


50 posted on 07/04/2018 4:58:32 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: DAC21

With but a one sided political view. Pfah.


51 posted on 07/04/2018 4:59:53 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: Moonman62

sadly, this story was the first news crawl across the screen on Fox News when either the Hannity (Judge Jeanine standing in) or Laura Ingraham shows began.

it was infuriating.

it is total BS.

drain the swamp.


52 posted on 07/04/2018 5:02:27 AM PDT by MAGAthon
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To: gattaca
Russia's efforts to undermine the U.S.-led liberal international order

Liberal, as in liberally falling apart and liberally shooting at the integrity of the USA? That kind of liberal?

It looks like a balance game in which the Rooskies miscalculated the likelihood of a Hillary win. They wanted a liberal, weak Hillary. Instead, they pounded Donald Trump's nail into the liberal coffin a bit deeper, not much, but still a bit.

53 posted on 07/04/2018 5:05:19 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: gattaca

Sen. Burr is worthless.

There were probably 50-60 countries who meddled or trolled our election, and most of them likely had dealings with the Clinton Criminal Foundation.


54 posted on 07/04/2018 5:10:41 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: lewislynn

“...nevertrump dimwits...l

....continually seeking to de-legitimize the Trump administration no matter how scummy, adolescent and juvenile they betray themselves to be.

(They’ll do anything to further the revolution.)

IMHO


55 posted on 07/04/2018 5:13:40 AM PDT by ripley
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To: gattaca

Logic dictates - at least, my logic - that rigging the election for Trump, by Russia, seems a stupid move on their part. They knew Trump wasn’t going to be a “pushover”, and bow to them...nor, was he going to give them uranium.

Then, why would they want Trump over Hillary?

The world has gong nuts...or, at least, the “senate intelligence committee” has gone nuts.


56 posted on 07/04/2018 5:14:33 AM PDT by FrankR ( Winners NEVER cheat, and Cheaters NEVER win.)
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To: gattaca
I'm so sick and tired of all this Russia boogeyman bullshit.

So the same Russians who helped develop the fake dossier AGAINST Trump also HELPED Trump by purchasing fake news ads on Fakebook, during which .0000162% of all ads according to their own statistics, served up fake Russian ads?

How in the blue hell does any of that reconcile with the Russkies helping Trump win the election?

Our government is so f***ed up it really does need to be cleaned out (and I mean CLEANED out) starting with the entire Congress, Judiciary branch (hang all the judges!) and the so-called alleged "intelligence services."

The entire thing is corrupt from top to bottom. When the hell does the revolution start? All we need is 5 million armed & determined men to march on Washington DC and escort the bastards to the nearest tubs of tar & feathers and onto the waiting ropes and trees.

WTF is wrong with my generation that we let this bullshit happen?!

57 posted on 07/04/2018 5:21:54 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: rawcatslyentist

RT was in english here in the US.


58 posted on 07/04/2018 5:23:10 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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I’m sure Russia didn’t want an insane war mongering witch who wanted to start WW3 with the second largest nuclear power on planet to become president. Good thing they bought those Facebook ads with Jesus arm wrestling Satan or else I would never have voted for trump. Really what kind of country would interfere with the election of a sovereign nation? Good thing our tax dollars would never go toward something as immoral as that


59 posted on 07/04/2018 5:26:29 AM PDT by escapefromboston (manny ortez: mvp)
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To: gattaca

It was like Rush Limbaugh’s “Operation Chaos”, Russian style. Of course Rush had no intention of Obama actually beating Hillary at the time, but sowing the chaos in the first place was the intention. Similarly, the Russians just wanted to f*ck around in the election, like many foreign powers do. You do that by helping the clear underdog. They had no intention of Trump actually winning, because nearly everything Trump has done FOR America, has screwed over Russia.. think Oil....


60 posted on 07/04/2018 5:42:25 AM PDT by Paradox (Don't call them mainstream, there is nothing mainstream about the MSM.)
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