James Clapper
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Det kontor, der overser alle 17 departementer af det amerikanske efterretningssamfund tvivler tilsyneladende på CIA's vurdering, at Rusland blandede sig for at hjælpe Donald Trump med at vinde præsidentkampagnen, idet Reuters citerer anonyme embedsmænd for at sige, at påstandene ikke vil blive påtegnet.

Tre ikke nævnte embedsmænd fra ODNI (Office of the Director of National Intelligence) fortalte Reuter mandag, at deres departement ikke bestrider CIA's resultater, alligevel vil de heller ikke acceptere dem.

"ODNI påstår ikke at departementet (CIA) tager fejl, blot at de ikke kan bevise hensigt," sagde en af embedsmændene til nyhedsbureauet. "Selvfølgelig kan de ikke det, med undtagelse af agenter der var med til beslutningen i Moskva."

CIA har ikke gjort deres resultater offentlige, men Washington Post rapporterer om en hemmelige vurdering af departementet. Den konkluderer, at Russisk efterretningstjeneste hackede serverne ved den Demokratiske nationalkomite og Hillary Clintons medarbejderchef (chief of staff), John Podesta, for at hjælpe Trump med at vinde præsidentvalget.

ODNI blev dannet for at lette de bureaukratiske hindringer mellem USA's efterretningsvæsner efter 9/11 terroristangrebene.


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"[It was] a thin reed upon which to base an analytical judgment," another official said in response to the speculation. He stressed that the "judgment based on the fact that Russian entities hacked both Democrats and Republicans and only the Democratic information was leaked."

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (D-California) wrote a letter Monday to James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence. In it, Nunes said he was "dismayed" with Clapper's inaction on informing the house committee about the division between the assessments of the CIA and the FBI, Reuters reported. Nunes also requested that Clapper speak to his panel by the end of this week and noted that Clapper testified in November that there was not enough evidence to show a connection between Russia and the "Podesta emails"releases from WikiLeaks.

Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) has urged a Congressional probe, saying there is "no information" to prove any Russian intention.

"It's obvious that the Russians hacked into our campaigns," McCain told Reuters. "But there is no information that they were intending to affect the outcome of the election, and that's why we need a congressional investigation."


Comment: No, it's not obvious. No evidence was presented to show a connection to Russia, but there is evidence to the contrary: When pathocrats lie, they lie big and stick to it - even to the point of looking like complete idiots.