NYT: Trump Misleads on Russian Meddling: Why 17 Intelligence Agencies Dont Need to Agree
Trump Misleads on Russian Meddling: Why 17 Intelligence Agencies Don’t Need to Agree
By MATTHEW ROSENBERGJULY 6, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/us/politics/trump-russia-intelligence-agencies-cia-fbi-nsa.html
WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Thursday that only “three or four” of the United States’ 17 intelligence agencies had concluded that Russia interfered in the presidential election — a statement that while technically accurate, is misleading and suggests widespread dissent among American intelligence agencies when none has emerged.
The “three or four” agencies referred to by Mr. Trump are the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the F.B.I. and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, all of which determined that Russia interfered in the election. Their work was compiled into a report, and a declassified version was released on Jan. 6 by the director of national intelligence. It said that all four agencies had “high confidence” that Russian spies had tried to interfere in the election on the orders of President Vladimir V. Putin.
The reason the views of only those four intelligence agencies, not all 17, were included in the assessment is simple: They were the ones tracking and analyzing the Russian campaign. The rest were doing other work.
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I'm repeating this for emphasis:
"The reason the views of only those four intelligence agencies, not all 17, were included in the assessment is simple: They were the ones tracking and analyzing the Russian campaign. The rest were doing other work."
It is standard operating procedure for Trump to lie, tell half truths, mislead and misdirect. I think it is time for all DU'ers to acknowledge that fact. Nothing that comes out of his mouth is genuine or honest.
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