Former DNI James Clapper is refuting what Trump said today in Poland as a way of playing down the Russian meddling in our elections.
Watch below:
James Clapper: Others meddled in US election? “That’s news to me. We saw no evidence, whatsoever” that it was anyone other than Russia pic.twitter.com/K8ftS79A4O
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) July 6, 2017
Trump was asked if he finally was accepting what the intelligence community said about Russians meddling, and he seemed to agree, but then said that others did it too. Clapper doesn’t seem to agree.
He continued on to say that the Russians are just putting themselves in position to continue to meddle in 2018.
Former DNI James Clapper: I think Russia’s goal here is to “prep the battlefield” for the 2018 elections https://t.co/7J0CASVnSU pic.twitter.com/bWVkKFELfA
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) July 6, 2017
Here’s Trump saying it could have been other people interfering in our election, this morning in Poland.
President Donald Trump still doesn't seem to believe his intelligence agencies on Russia https://t.co/qVaUPvugQz https://t.co/sambmDzQKQ
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) July 6, 2017
Clapper says he has no doubt it was the Russians, even today.
Any doubts or objections from others in Intel Community that it was Russia?
Clapper: “Absolutely none.”
https://t.co/oREHIvLmOO— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) July 6, 2017
And says they will continue to do meddle unless Trump pushes back.
Former DNI James Clapper says if the US doesn’t “push back,” the Russians will continue to collect US intelligence https://t.co/Kqiy602tCG
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 6, 2017
Yeah, that’s a nice pipe dream anyway.