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riversedge

(69,537 posts)
Fri Jul 21, 2017, 10:13 AM Jul 2017

In break with Trump, top intelligence and homeland security officials affirm Russia's election med

Source: USA Today





Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY Published 5:22 p.m. ET July 20, 2017 | Updated 9:44 a.m. ET July 21, 2017

Homeland Security Secretary says he told members of the Detroit area’s Arab-American and Latino communities that he is committed to keeping the country safe without targeting anyone based on a person’s ethnicity or religious affiliation. (March 27) AP
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ASPEN, Colo. – President Trump still won't say whether he believes the Russian government meddled in the presidential election..................................



CIA Director Mike Pompeo, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, and White House Homeland and Counterterrorism adviser Thomas Bossert all said they backed the intelligence community's conclusion that Russia carried out a campaign of cyberattacks and fake news to influence the election in favor of Trump.

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The affirmations came during often animated discussions about the country's cyber vulnerabilities at the annual Aspen Security Forum. One day earlier, Kelly also acknowledged the intelligence community's findings that Putin orchestrated the campaign to hack Democratic political organizations and leak stolen material to websites such as WikiLeaks.

The officials' public remarks, along with previous acknowledgments by top administration officials, appeared to put even more distance between the president and his own top advisers on a critical, and still looming, national security threat.
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Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/20/top-homeland-security-officials-break-donald-trump-russia/496400001/



Interesting. Trump's main cabinet members starting to pull their fingers out of the dyke holes. Who will be next???



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In break with Trump, top intelligence and homeland security officials affirm Russia's election med (Original Post) riversedge Jul 2017 OP
It was an "attack" not "meddling." Mrs. Overall Jul 2017 #1
yup. riversedge Jul 2017 #4
"There is no collusion! How can I pardon Myself?" bucolic_frolic Jul 2017 #2
They are slowly backing away from Trump. DetlefK Jul 2017 #3
They hacked county polling stations. DK504 Jul 2017 #5
Given that Russian hackers are openly bragging online about interfering with the election.... Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2017 #6
Trump is so guilty of collusion .. ''fake news"? No, FAKE PRESIDENCY!! YOHABLO Jul 2017 #7
The orange Twitter twit can't be happy about that. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2017 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Judi Lynn Jul 2017 #9

bucolic_frolic

(42,478 posts)
2. "There is no collusion! How can I pardon Myself?"
Fri Jul 21, 2017, 10:29 AM
Jul 2017

I don't believe these appointees he made. They know they answer to him and not to America.

DK504

(3,847 posts)
5. They hacked county polling stations.
Fri Jul 21, 2017, 11:35 AM
Jul 2017

"President Trump still won't say whether he believes the Russian government meddled in the presidential election"

That is an attack, an act of war, this isn't throwing dirt, this was a concentrated effort to wreck democracy. WTF are we going to do with this?

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,053 posts)
6. Given that Russian hackers are openly bragging online about interfering with the election....
Fri Jul 21, 2017, 11:54 AM
Jul 2017

....even making music videos (!) about it, I'd say they interfered with the election.

https://www.facebook.com/lebedev.tv/posts/1323343767763171?pnref=story

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