'It Felt Like Our Stuff': Ex-CIA Director Describes How Intel Community Views Russia Dossier

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Source: Mediaite

by Justin Baragona 11:35 am, January 30th, 2017

During his [link:http://freespeechbroadcasting.com/free-speech-broadcasting-podcastsweekly podcast], Mediaite columnist John Ziegler spoke with former CIA Director Michael Hayden in a wide-ranging interview that covered a number of subjects such as President Donald Trumps travel ban and Trumps post-inauguration speech at the CIA.

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Ziegler asked Hayden to give his evaluation of the document that provides claims that Russia attempted to compromise Trump. The ex-CIA head first expounded on the intel communitys conclusion on Russian interference to clarify the dossier wasnt part of the assessment at this point. Switching to the doc drawn up by an ex-MI6 agent who Hayden commended for his [link:http://www.mediaite.com/online/report-very-credible-trump-dossier-author-has-gone-into-hiding/high-level of reliability] in the past, the former intel leader had this to say:

[div class"excerpt"]When I read it, it felt like our stuff. You know what I mean? John, the part of our stuff it felt like was the stuff we put labels on top and bottom. This is raw, unevaluated information. This is not finished intelligence. And, so, if that were our stuff, if we had gotten that from our sources, wed have then started holding that up to the light and asking questions like, So the guy who told you this, would he have reasonably been expected to know this? Has he reported reliably in the past? Do we have other sources that seem to reinforce this particular story?. Thats the stuff that goes on. And frankly, John, best I can tell, that effort hasnt driven anyone to conclude that any part of that dossier is true.

The two went on to talk about how and why the dossier eventually got presented to President Trump and also how Trump may be acting like Russia has compromising info on him even if that may not actually be the case.

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Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/online/it-felt-like-our-stuff-ex-cia-director-describes-how-intel-community-views-russia-dossier/

[get the red out]

1. I think Trump is bought and paid for

He works for Putin because Putin pays him.

[TexasBushwhacker]

2. Hopefully Putin will stiff Trump

Just like Trump stiffs his vendors.

[get the red out]

3. That would be hilarious

[OKIsItJustMe]

5. What is there to "stiff" him on?

He's got the White House!

[NewJeffCT]

8. If Putin gets the sanctions lifted

and then the compromising videos of Trump are "leaked" to the media? Yes, "leak" was an intentional pun.

Or, maybe the promised percentage interest in the big Russian oil conglomerate doesn't happen?

[OKIsItJustMe]

9. Why do that?

If you’ve got leverage on someone, you keep it, until you cannot exploit it any more.

[NewJeffCT]

10. If it looks like Trump is going to be impeached

just dump him so you don't have to pay out the 19% of the oil conglomerate that is worth billions of dollars.

[OKIsItJustMe]

4. I think he may have "made a deal with the Devil."

The election wasn't going well, and a "friend" appeared, with a carrot and a stick, offering to help…

[TexasBushwhacker]

6. It comes back to Comey

What do they have on him to force him to bring up Clinton's e-mails up again, but not disclose that they were investigating Russian meddling on Trump's behalf?

[OKIsItJustMe]

7. It's a fair bet, given his position at the FBI, they've done plenty of "research"

Whether they employed it or not… that’s an open question.