Jeh Johnson testifies DNC rejected DHS help on hack, Russia meddling did not alter ballots

Fox News Politics ^ | 21 June 2017 | Barnini Chakrabotry

[blueplum]

Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testified Wednesday that the Democratic National Committee last year turned down his agency's offer to help protect its network despite being warned about a hack.

He also confirmed that while Russia, at the direction of President Vladimir Putin, orchestrated cyberattacks on the United States to influence the 2016 presidential election, Moscow was unable to actually alter ballots.

“To my current knowledge, the Russian government did not through any cyber intrusion alter ballots, ballot counts or reporting of election results,” Johnson said during his opening statement before the House Intelligence Committee.

Johnson, who served in the Obama administration from December 2013 to January 2017, said his concerns about a cyberattack against the U.S. election systems intensified last summer. He added that he and his counterparts “sounded the alarm but that the press and voters were focused on a lot of other things”

[blueplum]

new information that was rather interesting, Jeh expressed some displeasure that Comey/FBI didn't alert Jeh that they were 'working with the DNC' for several months prior to Jeh being informed of any hacking. He also expressed consternation over the refusal of the DNC to hand over their server to DHS for forensics:

“Sometime in 2016, I became aware of a hack into systems of the Democratic National Committee,” Johnson said. “… I pressed my staff to know whether DHS was sufficiently proactive, and on the scene helping the DNC identify the intruders and patch vulnerabilities. The answer, to the best of my recollection, was not reassuring: the FBI and the DNC had been in contact with each other months before about the intrusion, and the DNC did not feel it needed DHS’s assistance at that time.”

[BenLurkin]

Every last thing the Clintons are involved with smells like last week’s fish guts. Everything.

[Regulator]

while Russia, at the direction of President Vladimir Putin, orchestrated cyberattacks on the United States

Wow, really? They knew it was Bad Vlad?

Was there a guy in the room with him? Got some sigint that shows that?

Or is it just a Rat Propagandist sticking to the narrative?

[Fred911]

.....and in other news, a couple million illegal aliens voted in our last election......crickets.

[blam]

"Every last thing the Clintons are involved with smells like last week’s fish guts. Everything."

Now, now.

You mean, the same family who claimed Bill's used under shorts as a tax write-off?

[dontreadthis]

#SETHRICH

[goldstategop]

So Johnson confirmed Trump won the election fair and square and Russia had nothing to do with it.

America’s Russophobes owe Putin an apology but fat chance it will ever happen.

[Jimmy The Snake]

And what about the DHS attempted intrusion to GA Board Of Elections servers? Hmmm Jeh wat up w/ dat?

Or was that trying to look like Russians?

[Mr. Douglas]

Every last thing the Clintons are involved with smells like last week’s fish guts. Everything.

That really is what this comes down to, isn’t it?

It’s quite an amazing study in US politics and the enforcement of the rule of law.

[vette6387]

“Every last thing the Clintons are involved with smells like last week’s fish guts. Everything.”

Thanks for the “clarification!” I thought it was boiled cabbage, urine, and farts.

[heights]

And they denied inspection of their servers because it would have shown no ‘Hacking’ was involved, but instead a USB stick was used to remove files.

[blueplum]

he was very direct about it. Even discounted ‘fake news’ as having much of an influence at all. (I know, pick me up off the floor!)

I was actually a bit surprised. but I wonder if he’s thinking Comey’s going down and is insulating himself somewhat

[paterfamilias]

Reminds me of the old joke:

Q: “How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb?”

A: “Only one, but only if the light bulb really wants to change.”

[lee martell]

I actually think Johnson is telling the truth here. For once!
There were Clinton factions conspiring against Obama factions during that rocky campaign.

[Regulator]

a couple million illegal aliens voted in our last election

Nope, no big deal.

They're the Real Americans.

[thinden]

while Russia, at the direction of President Vladimir Putin, orchestrated cyberattacks on the United States

Wow, really? They knew it was Bad Vlad?

Was there a guy in the room with him? Got some sigint that shows that?

Or is it just a Rat Propagandist sticking to the narrative?

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to add another comment from jeh:

while Russia, at the direction of President Vladimir Putin, orchestrated cyberattacks on the United States....and that's a fact

[martinidon]

“and in other news, a couple million illegal aliens voted in our last election......crickets”

Spot on! However, they still claim there is no proof of widespread illegal voting

[tflabo]

while Russia, at the direction of President Vladimir Putin, orchestrated cyber attacks on the United States

Wow, really? They knew it was Bad Vlad?

Yeh right? Where's the 'proof of evidence' from the Dept of Homeland Sabotage?

[thinden]

So Johnson confirmed Trump won the election fair and square and Russia had nothing to do with it.

America’s Russophobes owe Putin an apology but fat chance it will ever happen.

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the ONLY hackin during the elections that was proven was jihadi jeh’s own DHS hackin the state of Georgia’s Election Bureau.

[Hardastarboard]

That was my thought. He actually told the truth? What’s his angle for doing that?