FBI backs CIA view that Russia intervened to help Trump win election

[kpete]

FBI Director James B. Comey and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. are in agreement with a CIA assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election in part to help Donald Trump win the presidency, according to U.S. officials.

Comey’s support for the CIA’s conclusion — and officials say that he never changed his position — suggests that the leaders of the three agencies are in agreement on Russian intentions, contrary to suggestions by some lawmakers that the FBI disagreed with the CIA.

“Earlier this week, I met separately with (Director) FBI James Comey and DNI Jim Clapper, and there is strong consensus among us on the scope, nature, and intent of Russian interference in our presidential election,” CIA Director John Brennan said in a message to the agency’s workforce, according to U.S. officials who have seen the message.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-backs-cia-view-that-russia-intervened-to-help-trump-win-election/2016/12/16/05b42c0e-c3bf-11e6-9a51-cd56ea1c2bb7_story.html?utm_term=.e1e59ce702ee

[msongs]

1. well the current prez just told us russian efforts had no effect on election outcome nt

[emulatorloo]

4. He said no such thing.

He said voting machines weren't hacked by Russia, which is a different issue from Russian hacks of DNC and Wikileaks dissemination

[Bucky]

2. Comey's trying to show he wasn't on Moscow's side

correction: on the side of Moscow's puppet.

That kind of correction is called having perspective and showing attention to detail. Something Comey doesn't get.

[meadowlark5]

3. And nothing will be done about it

Even our president says it had no impact on the election results.

So this is the way all elections will be held from here on out. Why change? Why stop? If the Russians are willing to help for a price or pay off in some way or another and there will be no repercussions, why change?

This is the new gerrymandering.

This is un-fucking-believable.

[Initech]

5. This might be the best response: