Trump chooses Putin's word over the US intelligence community — again

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

I really believe that when he tells me that, he means it.”

Updated by Alex Ward@AlexWardVoxalex.ward@vox.com  Nov 11, 2017, 9:31am EST 

President Donald Trump just sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the US intelligence community. That’s because in one of their conversations during an international summit in Vietnam, Putin denied that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election — and Trump bought it.

“He said he didn't meddle, he said he didn't meddle. I asked him again. You can only ask so many times,” Trump toldreporters on Air Force One today. “Every time he sees me he says I didn't do that and I really believe that when he tells me that, he means it.”

It’s remarkable enough that Trump openly admitted he just believed whatever Putin told him. It’s even more startling when you realize that in January, the FBI, CIA, and NSA clearly assessed that Russia didinterfere in the election — and that Putin was behind it. Here’s part of that conclusion:

We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election. Russia’s goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency. We further assess Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump.

 

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Bromances die hard. Trump just wants to be cuddled.

[Jacque67 7,328]

CIA today: “The Director stands by and has always stood by the January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment entitled: Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent U.S. Elections. The intelligence assessment with regard to Russian election meddling has not changed.”

Erin Burnett

@ErinBurnett

Trump continues to slam former US intel leaders: “I mean, give me a break, they are political hacks...I mean, you have Brennan, you have Clapper and you have Comey..So you look at that and you have President Putin very strongly, vehemently says he had nothing to do with them”

 

Edited November 11, 2017 by Jacque67

[Jacque67 7,328]

(jake tapper) quote above.

 

so has pompeo finally realised this ship is sinking ?

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

 

[Jacque67 7,328]

Back in November last year

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-russia-trump-idUSKBN1351RJ

 

you don't say, Ryabkov!

[Jacque67 7,328]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/11/11/he-means-it-trump-appears-to-take-putins-denial-about-election-meddling-at-face-value/

 

trump is is either a very cheap date or he's worried about kompromat. Guessing the latter! Where's your passport, Schiller?

[Jacque67 7,328]

 In my years of reporting on Russia, I too have found that if you ask a former KGB agent an accusatory question about his actions, he will generally be straight with you.

 

Trump Says Putin ‘Means It’ About Not Meddling

nytimes.com

3:28 am · 12 Nov 2017

julia ioffe