Intelligence Agencies Distressed by Trump's Rejection of Findings on Russia

[sabra]

Source: NBC News

President-elect Donald Trump's dismissal of U.S. intelligence findings that Russia tried to sway the presidential election is a distressing slap in the face to the intelligence community, current and former U.S. intelligence officials said Sunday.

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The comment, like others that Trump made during the campaign, "is contrary to all that is sacred to national security professionals who work day and night to protect this country," a U.S. intelligence official told NBC News.

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A congressional official with knowledge of the issue told NBC News on Saturday that the CIA has concluded that Russia mounted a covert intelligence operation to help Trump win the election.

Another source briefed on the intelligence told NBC News that the U.S. government has identified specific Russian actors it believes were involved in computer systems hacks — based on intercepted communications, human tips and computer forensics.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/intelligence-agencies-distressed-trump-s-rejection-findings-russia-n694686

[liberal N proud]

1. But he is SMART

Stupid
Misogynistic
Asshole
Repugnant
Trump
SMART

[Baitball Blogger]

2. A is for Asshole?

[liberal N proud]

3. I added it

[TheBlackAdder]

23. The realDonaldTrump

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[Strelnikov_]

4. "human tips"

Who sure as hell better be out of the reach of Russian Intelligence after the inauguration.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Open Borders for Intelligence

He said he would protect us from Mooslims and Mexicans

He didn't say anything about Russians

What's the sense of all this nationalism if you don't use the
intelligence to protect our businesses and state secrets?

This is dangerous, foreign countries are after our patents and
trademarks all the time

[MADem]

7. The Russian State LOVES foreigner-bashing and gay bashing.

You don't want to be black in Moscow: http://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-russia-africans-20141102-story.html


You don't want to be gay, either: http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2014/01/30/gay_russia_under_putin_brutal_bloody_and_horrifying.html


Trump feels comfortable with that kind of thing.

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. Of course he is going to reject the findings. Screw him - this must go where it needs to go!

He isn't president yet. He is one large mouthed, wealthy (he says - but is he really - where are the taxes?) narcissistic man child that has always seen himself above the law, above regulations - above everything. A much stronger hand needs to be played - too much kow towing, too much normalization going on.

[tom_kelly]

11. And, he most likely owes a lot of money to Russian folk n/t

[ck4829]

8. The Flynn clan will be providing this country's intelligence now

Looking for Arabic signs on the southern border, finding out which chestnuts are being lazy, trying to look at Iran as the real source of various social problems, taking the lead on pizzagate, you know, stuff like that.

[Kingofalldems]

9. Trump knows damn well it's true. He's lying again.

[lagomorph777]

28. He gets his intel from the KGB / FSB. Who needs the CIA?

[bhikkhu]

10. Very simply, we need to have more secure and inclusive elections

The less people vote, the easier it is to steal an election. The easier it is to hack and get away with it, the more often it happens.

One perspective is that the US came out of the recession stronger and more prosperous than any other country. If you are any other country in the world, you want a piece of that. Competing openly is one way, but we don't have many vulnerabilities. Competing militarily is out of the question. What we do have is an absurdly bad election process, an easily swayed populace, and a media full of charlatans. If you are Putin, who's country has suffered under crippling sanctions, what was easier than helping place an easily manipulated dope at the top of his biggest competitor?

[duffyduff]

12. What else do you expect from a Russian puppet? n/t

[sofa king]

27. Damn straight.

They're just letting Trump dig in for a while. Just wait until later this week, when someone drops a direct line of communication. Remember when Paul Manafort and Carter Page wandered off into the wilderness?

The only problem with all of this is that this is the Republican plan. They didn't want either nominee as President. So they hatched a plan to steal it from everyone, on the grounds that both candidates are disqualified.

If Paul Ryan inherits the office--and that's what all of this is really about--the Republican Party is never giving it back.

[duffyduff]

30. He inherits the office, he will never be re-elected or, rather elected.

Don't believe me? That is what happened with Gerald Ford.

Appointed presidents are not legitimate by definition.

Ryan is not particularly well liked by his own party, either.

The ONLY legitimate choice in this election is the one who won the popular vote.

[sofa king]

33. Where in the Constitution does it say....

... that an Acting President has to be elected at all, ever? Where does it limit the length of his term, at all?

See where that's headed?

[ananda]

13. How can he do anything else?

To admit it would be tantamount to confessing to treason.

He's trying to bluff his way through this.

[meow2u3]

16. All we need to do is get him under oath

Then we'll have the confession of treason. THEN his ass will really be grass!

[world wide wally]

14. Is part of the Putin/Trump plan to discredit the CIA to make them easy pickings for the KGB?

This may be even more dangerous than we thought.

[bucolic_frolic]

15. Where are the Anti-United Nations Republicans

who were so concerned about the US losing sovereignty?

The ones who don't like treaties?

My, my they sure disappeared fast when Donald J. Trump came to town!

[napi21]

17. I beleive the professionals in our CIA & FBI are well trained to deal with all kinds of people.

I'm sure this is their first time experiencing this particular attitude from one of OUR Presidents, but they'll deal with in the best way possible. Maybe that mean ignoring him, and working directly with the Congressional Security committees, and let them deal with the Con. All I can say is, it's a very stupid move to get the entire intelligence community against you. Stuff like that usually comes back to bite you in the ass BAD!

[dhol82]

19. Yeah, like the Security Committee will really care.

If it's majority republican everything will go down the shithole.

[napi21]

21. It's not ALL. The committees all consist of one more of the majority party than the minority. I'm

thinking a total of 11 or 13. Dianne Feinstein is one of them.

[alfredo]

18. What did trump know, and when did he know it.

[MADem]

20. Didn't Old Joe Stalin have something to say about votes?

It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.

Joseph Stalin

Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/j/josephstal109571.html

[pansypoo53219]

22. duh. he IS the crimean candidate.

[Solly Mack]

24. Hey you!

Well, it's cold outside. Let it be colder.

[TomCADem]

25. Any Surprise That He Would Treat It Like Any Other News...

...that he didn't like?

* Hillary Clinton attack ad.
* Gentle Republican criticism.
* Classified intelligence briefing.

Regardless of source, Trump is going to predictably act the same way.

[demon in basement]

26. can't blame them!

We've "elected" A fool.

[heaven05]

29. trumpfuhrer administration

and putins russia vs china for world economic and landmass hegemony. Upcoming possibility/probability? Seeing as how putin helped trumpfuhrer gain here.

[stollen]

31. Our entire US foreign policy is based on 9/ll

and Trump's refusing security briefings and slamming the Intel messenger is mind numbing. I've told everyone in Congress who will listen. This is absolutely unacceptable, particularly after all the fear mongering the GOP did after 9/11 and has since.

I do not accept this.

[BainsBane]

32. They need to investigate that server in Trump Tower

The one that has been in regular communication with Russia. Trump's denial only makes sense if he is in on the espionage with Russia.