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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 02:02 PM Nov 2017

Ex-CIA director asked Republicans to condemn Russian sabotage before election -- and they refused

TRAVIS GETTYS
02 NOV 2017 AT 12:11 ET

The former CIA director under President Barack Obama asked Republican lawmakers to publicly condemn Russian interference in the presidential election — but they refused.

John Brennan, who led the intelligence service last year, told PBS’ “Frontline” that he presented lawmakers with evidence that Russia was attempting to influence the U.S. election, according to the Washington Post.

“In those briefings of Congress, some of the individuals expressed concern that this was motivated by partisan interests on the part of the [Obama] administration,” Brennan told PBS, “and I took offense to that. I told them that this is an intelligence assessment, that this is an intelligence matter.”

It’s not clear what evidence Brennan presented during the briefing, but he told PBS his conclusion was backed by U.S. intelligence, and he asked lawmakers for a bipartisan response to the foreign interference.

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https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/ex-cia-director-asked-republicans-to-condemn-russian-sabotage-before-election-and-they-refused/

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Ex-CIA director asked Republicans to condemn Russian sabotage before election -- and they refused (Original Post) DonViejo Nov 2017 OP
Oh yes,a big thank you to Mitch McConnell Wellstone ruled Nov 2017 #1
He played a major role maxsolomon Nov 2017 #3
The USA has been waiting for Wellstone ruled Nov 2017 #4
Oh, that is established. maxsolomon Nov 2017 #5
Party over Country maxsolomon Nov 2017 #2
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
4. The USA has been waiting for
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 02:39 PM
Nov 2017

Brennan,Klapper,and others to break their silence on this. Mitch McConnell is a Treasonous Asshole.

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