Office of DNI won't brief members of Electoral College on Russian election meddling

[babylonsister]

I have no idea why he won't, still.

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Office of DNI won't brief members of Electoral College on Russian election meddling
By Joan McCarter
Friday Dec 16, 2016 · 5:27 PM EST


The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has declined a request by a number of electors and members of Congress for a briefing about the intelligence communities findings regarding Russia's interference in our election. In a statement by the public affairs office, the DNI points to what they've released thus far.

On October 7, 2016, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence publicly stated that they were "confident" that the Russian government directed compromises of emails from U.S. persons and institutions and that these thefts, as well as disclosures of alleged hacked e-mails by the Guccifer 2.0 persona, were intended to interfere with the U.S. election process. The Secretary and DNI also expressed their belief that "only Russia's senior-most officials could have authorized these activities." We continue to stand by this statement.

In other words, you know that Russia interfered and that it came from "Russia's senior-most officials," which means Putin was in on it. And it was to mess with the election. What's missing, of course, is what they know about any involvement or knowledge the Trump campaign had in that interference. Which is the part that the electors probably most want to know about.

A number of electors requested the briefing, asking "whether there are ongoing investigations into ties between Donald Trump, his campaign or associates, and Russian government interference in the election, the scope of those investigations, how far those investigations may have reached, and who was involved in those investigations." They won't know until the rest of us do, if ever.

[uponit7771]

1. ssssssshit

[dumbcat]

2. He must also be on Putin's payroll

We've been totally invaded.

[Shandris]

3. Let's hope not.

That leaves us with this message: "Vote for us! Last time we were in charge, the nation was LITERALLY TAKEN OVER BY RUSSIANS."

Not exactly a good start to the next election, ya know.

[malthaussen]

4. Because he is not authorized to do so?

From whence would such authorization come? I believe it is within the purview of the POTUS to classify or declassify documents.

Why would not Mr Obama authorize such disclosure? Perhaps because he wants to be free of any accusation of partiality. Of course, he's damned if he does, and damned if he doesn't, which should be familiar territory to him by now.

-- Mal

[babylonsister]

5. Yes. Whatever the President does will be wrong.

Catch-22.