Posted on 01/04/2017 8:24:37 AM PST by COUNTrecount
State Department spokesman say he is '100 percent certain' Russian government was involved in election-related hacking
U.S. administration is certain Russian government was involved in email hacking
State Department Spokesman John Kirby told CNN there was 'no question'
It comes after Julian Assange said Russian was not behind election hacks
WikiLeaks founder said Barack Obama was 'trying to delegitimize Donald Trump'
Emails stolen from DNC and Clinton's campaign chairman were published online The U.S. administration is '100 percent certain' that the Russian government played a role in hacking emails during the bitter presidential election.
State Department Spokesman John Kirby told CNN on Tuesday that there was 'no question' about Russia's involvement.
'The information is there, and it's rock solid. And we obviously would not have pursued the measures that we pursued without that level of certainty,' he said.
'So, yes, we are a 100% certain.' Kirby said it was not just the assessment of President Obama or Secretary of State John Kerry, but the entire intelligence community.
President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly doubted the suggestion Russian hackers help influence the election.
'If Russia, or some other entity, was hacking, why did the White House wait so long to act? Why did they only complain after Hillary lost?' he tweeted last month.
'Unless you catch "hackers" in the act, it is very hard to determine who was doing the hacking. Why wasn't this brought up before election?' Trump followed up with.
It comes after Trump spokesman Sean Spicer insisted on Monday that there was still 'zero evidence' the election was swayed by hackers.
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State Department spokesman say he is ‘100 percent certain’ Russian government was involved
Wasn’t the State Department just as sure that the Benghazi attack was caused by some goofy movie?
These clowns are taking down the image of the Obama State Department. It is so obvious that the Russians had no part in this.
The Fed got is replete with traitors.
And WHY DID THEY WAIT TILL AFTER TRUMP AND AMERICA'S MAJORITY CRUSHED HILLARY AND THE DNC'S DREAMS OF A COMMUNIST DICTATORSHIP IN THE US?! ASK ME THAT!!!!!
The Russians have been involved in our elections for almost 100 years.
Big news. </sarc>
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