NSA chief says Trump hasn't told him to confront Russian cyber threat

[demmiblue]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)US Cyber Command chief Adm. Mike Rogers told lawmakers on Tuesday that he has not been granted the authority by President Donald Trump to disrupt Russian election hacking operations where they originate.

Asked by Democratic Sen. Jack Reed if he has been directed by the President, through the defense secretary, to confront Russian cyber operators, Rogers said "no I have not" but noted that he has tried to work within the authority he maintains as a commander.

While he did not agree with Reed's characterization that the US has been "sitting back and waiting," Rogers admitted that it is fair to say that "we have not opted to engage in some of the same behaviors we are seeing" with regards to Russia.

"It has not changed the calculus or the behavior on behalf of the Russians," Rogers said about the US response to Russia's cyber threat to date.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/27/politics/cybercom-rogers-trump-russian-cyber-threat/index.html

[poboy2]

1. If this is not stopped, and immediately, the USA and western civilization is gone.

The 'deep state' had better hurry its ass up.

[Fred Sanders]

3. There is no deep state. There is public opinion and the now obvious Trump/Putin

love affair/blackmail. Oh, and there is the Mueller indictments and more to come. Fascism hardly got a chance!

Nothing else makes sense. Like not declaring war on Japan after Pearl Harbor.

Trump is a mole.

[bunt homer]

2. Of course not

The Russians have Donnie's tax returns!