Posted on 03/29/2017 8:06:25 PM PDT by SSS Two
FBI Director James Comey attempted to go public as early as the summer of 2016 with information on Russia’s campaign to influence the U.S. presidential election, but Obama administration officials blocked him from doing so, two sources with knowledge of the matter tell Newsweek.
Well before the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence accused the Russian government of tampering with the U.S. election in an October 7 statement, Comey pitched the idea of writing an op-ed about the Russian campaign during a meeting in the White House’s situation room in June or July.
“He had a draft of it or an outline. He held up a piece of paper in a meeting and said, ‘I want to go forward, what do people think of this?’” says a source with knowledge of the meeting, which included Secretary of State John Kerry, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Department of Homeland Security secretary Jeh Johnson and the national security adviser Susan Rice.
The other national security officials didn’t like the idea, and White House officials thought the announcement should be a coordinated message backed by multiple agencies, the source says. “An op-ed doesn’t have the same stature, it comes from one person.”
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Tarmack.
Well it is obvious that Russia tried to influence the election. It it would be more noteworthy if they DIDN’T try to influence a free election somewhere in the world.
But the ‘RATs are saying they colluded with Trump to give him the election.
Trump and Russia From a Cybersecurity Viewpoint
http://youtu.be/_JcDlXlikWk?hd=1
I still can’t figure out why DJT keeps Comey on the payroll. He’s a liar, he’s corrupt, he’s an Obama/Clinton suck-up, he’s a traitor, and he’s stabbing his boss in the back at every turn. He should be arrested.
In our house, there is no TV. Everything is internet because you can go where you want. We are aware, however, that the internet is the next big propagandist's target.
The other national security officials didn’t like the idea, and White House officials thought the announcement should be a coordinated message backed by multiple agencies, the source says. “An op-ed doesn’t have the same stature, it comes from one person.”
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So, it was decided to spread the op-ed from Comey to all 17 intelligence agencies and let them leak it.
Fake news. Any FBI director who even considered doing this would be canned for getting involved with politics.
And how did the Russians “influence” the presidential election that caused Trump to win?
So Morons, so tell my what, where when, how? Did RT hypnotize millions of American citizens into voting for Trump? LoL.
This stupidity is epic even for the Media Democrats, and NewWeak and/or Comey are full of total crap.
Forget it, he’s rolling.
This is BS.
I can’t remember his name, maybe William Casey, CIA Dir, I think said something to the effect, that when the American people believe everything they see on tv, they will have achieved their goal.i literally only watch hockey and mix martial arts, otherwise its the net for me.
It probably is but since you can go where you want it is less pernicious.
Of course they squashed it.
Back then, they still thought the Russians were helping Hillary.
Newsweek, not NewsMax.
YAWN
Yup, the libtards have succeeded in making it all about the #FakeNews narrative of “Russian interference” and nothing is said about the outrageous CONTENT of the emails which showed the utter corruption and depravity of the Clintonistas and their MSM waterboys.
#27 You asked the Million Dollar question, “And how did the Russians “influence” the presidential election that caused Trump to win?”
Now, if you investigated the 1964 election of Goldwater vs. Johnson, you should be able to find concrete examples of Soviet disinformation propaganda against Goldwater.
Two great congressional hearings address some of the Soviet/Bloc forgeries and DISINFORMATION propaganda efforts, including against Goldwater and JFK.
See: “Soviet Active Measures”, Hearings, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House of Representatives, 97th Congress, 2nd Session, July 13-14, 1982 and
“Soviet Covert Action: The Forgery Offensive”, same committee, Subcommittee on Oversight of the Permanent of the SCI, 96th Congress, 2nd Session, Feb. 6, 19, 1980.
Has the Goldwater and JFK fake Newsweek covers as exhibits.
Russia influence is like man made climate influence BS, its the same game they are playing. It is like if a butterfly flaps his wings, the straw-man argument is that it has influence on the wind patterns on the north pole because the the whole earth atmposhere is connected... never mind these so called influences are minuscule and can never be proved, but their narrative is that a butterfly’s wings displaces air, and if you disagree with that then you are wrong on the over all premise ,,,its like arguing with idiots...
More unnamed sources. This is not news!
“He had a draft of it or an outline. He held up a piece of paper in a meeting and said, ‘I want to go forward, what do people think of this?’” says a source with knowledge of the meeting, which included Secretary of State John Kerry, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Department of Homeland Security secretary Jeh Johnson and the national security adviser Susan Rice.
From my untrained eye, it looks like any country with any vested interest tries to influence elections in other countries. Using various spheres of influence, with varying success.
Obama tried to influence the Israeli election, and a Kenyan one or two. So?
No one has EVER said that Russia did ANYTHING to cause Trump to win when he otherwise would not have. JUST. NAME. ONE. THING.
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