Senate intelligence leaders: Russians schemed to help Trump
Source: Politico
By MARTIN MATISHAK and KYLE CHENEY 05/16/2018 12:33 PM EDT Updated 05/16/2018 01:12 PM EDT
Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday endorsed the U.S. intelligence community's assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 presidential election to help President Donald Trump and hurt Hillary Clinton.
It's a powerful bipartisan endorsement of a conclusion that had been called into question by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee, who have accused intelligence agencies of failing to employ proper "tradecraft" when they concluded Russia came to support Trump's candidacy. Instead, it's the Republicans on the House panel who find themselves isolated in their position in what has become an increasingly antagonistic relationship with the FBI and Justice Department.
Ive heard nothing to contradict anything from the [intelligence community assessment] particularly in terms of the fact Russian massively intervened in our elections to the purpose of helping Mr. Trump and hurting Hillary Clinton, the committee's top Democrat, Mark Warner of Virginia, told reporters after the committee held a closed hearing with intelligence committee leaders.
The committee's chairman, Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), said the panel would issue a full report on its findings after a declassification review by the intelligence community.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/16/russians-schemed-to-help-trump-senate-intel-591882
Russia favored Trump in 2016, Senate panel says, breaking with House GOP
By Karoun Demirjian May 16 at 12:28 PM
The Senate Intelligence Committee has determined that the intelligence community was correct in assessing that Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. election with the aim of helping then-candidate Donald Trump, contradicting findings House Republicans reached last month.
Our staff concluded that the [intelligence communitys] conclusions were accurate and on point, the panels vice chairman, Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), said Wednesday in a joint statement with Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), its chairman. The Russian effort was extensive, sophisticated, and ordered by President Putin himself for the purpose of helping Donald Trump and hurting Hillary Clinton, Warner continued.
But that last determination that Russia intended to help Trump sets up a clash within the GOP over which record of events is most accurate, a dispute that could complicate the partys messaging surrounding the Russia investigations as it heads into the 2018 election season. While the House Republicans report also concurred with the bulk of the intelligence communitys findings about Russian meddling, it accused officials of not following their own best practices in determining that Moscow hoped Trump would win.
Trump has taken umbrage at the intelligence communitys determination that the Kremlin favored his candidacy over that of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The president cheered the House Intelligence Committees findings and report on Twitter, claiming it vindicated him by finding there was no evidence of collusion or coordination with Russia.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/russia-favored-trump-in-2016-senate-panel-says-breaking-with-house-gop/2018/05/16/6cf95a6a-58f6-11e8-8836-a4a123c359ab_story.html
Botany
(70,291 posts)Russia was into the voting systems of 39 states.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-13/russian-breach-of-39-states-threatens-future-u-s-elections
The Russian effort was extensive, sophisticated, and ordered by President Putin himself for the purpose of helping Donald Trump and hurting Hillary Clinton, Warner continued. from the article
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)nature-lover
(1,452 posts)Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)It's actually highly insulting that they would expect anyone to believe that.
AlexSFCA
(6,137 posts)surely they have learned a lot about our databases so that they can succeed in the next round with the inside help.
fierywoman
(7,641 posts)nature-lover
(1,452 posts)fierywoman
(7,641 posts)difference, made by Diebold (pro-Republican), the voting machines that were hacked in record time by the hackers at the subsequent hacker's convention?
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Lock them up.
meow2u3
(24,744 posts)No collusion my pig's eye! #TrumpColluded
shraby
(21,946 posts)It was a conspiracy between trump and russia from the get go.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)and documents and then tried to shut Mueller down while shutting their own hearing down pretty much clearing t-rump.
Texin
(2,585 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)McTurtle will go down in ignominy fighting for the Russians.
relogic
(155 posts)By extension the treasonous, corrupt repub party dare not admit that they were aided and colluded with the ruskies attempt to swing the election in favor of Trump.
Let that sink in deplorables. Your installed infestation indicts you, your party and leaders demonstrates for historys record that this disease they normalize as good is illegitimate. He and your party have no business anywhere near our democracy.
benld74
(9,888 posts)What we all have known now
Since 2016?
BadgerMom
(2,766 posts)Do everything to keep this story in view.
Judi Lynn
(160,217 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,535 posts)..with any of the House Republicans on that committee, you'd be well-advised to count your fingers afterwards.