Posted on 10/07/2020 6:03:10 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
As the Trump administration continues to declassify selective CIA documents regarding the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, former intelligence officials are expressing concern the releases are politically motivated and potentially damaging national security.
Trump’s director of national intelligence, John Ratcliffe, has declassified bits and pieces of highly redacted CIA notes and memos including a Russian allegation then-Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton was planning to tie Trump to Russia to distract from the ongoing controversy over her private email server.
The highly selective disclosures reveal little additional substance about the investigation into Russian meddling or the Trump campaign, say former intelligence officers. Instead the release serves as a dangerous example of Ratcliffe politicizing intelligence and putting the CIA’s sources at risk without reason, as well as distracting the American public from other issues just weeks before the election.
Larry Pfeiffer, former senior CIA officer and director of George Mason University’s Hayden Center, said the decision to publish the memos fell into a pattern on the part of the White House, but is additionally disturbing because of the danger of revealing the agency’s sources and methods inside Russia.
Last week, Ratcliffe shared an investigative referral document with the Senate Judiciary Committee that mentions Clinton approving “a plan concerning U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump and Russian hackers hampering U.S. elections.” A second release, declassified on Tuesday, features handwritten notes by former CIA Director John Brennan concerning a discussion in Russia about Clinton’s alleged “plan” to tie Trump to Russia — around the same time Trump infamously called upon “Russia, if you’re listening” to find Clinton’s “missing” emails during a news conference.
However, the notes and referral have nothing to do with criminal activity on the part of the Clinton campaign, explained Brennan during a discussion on CBS.
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T. F. B.
I’m sure they’re upset. Deep state wants to stay hidden.
They did not mind plotting against Trum. So, F them.
Release them all..unredacted...now...
The IC seems to be primarily concerned about IC security.
Nothing at all to do with the Nation.
Claims of National Security have long been the first refuge of scoundrels...
Really wish President Trump had someone inside these agencies that really would just dump it all out unredacted so we can see for ourselves.
Incredible. As if the whole fake Russian investigation wasn't politically motivated. This is bizarro-world.
If the choice is between protecting a source or method and protecting the integrity of our government, there should be no debate. If key officials in our intelligence agencies can’t be trusted to protect our Republic, then it doesn’t matter if our sources in Russia are protected.
They’re worried we might see they are more of a danger to us than what they pretend to protect us from.
But doing what they did was not a risk to anyone?
Always about sources, never about the illegal activity done by the intelligence agencies .
Funny thing about that.
How’s about we club these whining little seditionists like baby Harp seals?
“Really wish President Trump had someone inside these agencies that really would just dump it all out unredacted so we can see for ourselves.”
No one sees the Michael Moore in the room? Arrest Hillary on November 4th and by the time Biden takes office, every one of them will have scattered into the breeze. Each one of them will be called as a witness. Or, they could be arrested with her. Their choice. And the DoJ with the latest release of documents has all the evidence they need to arrest every one down to Bruce Ohr’s (we didn’t forget about him) level.
Were these same former intelligence officials concerned about the selective leaks by Comey and others to the press about these same intelligence reports?
Swamp Dwellers are starting to get very nervous. And, that’s a good thing.
Exactly. And in their world they like being just such.
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