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TomVilmer

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34. Thanks for checking my links!

Fri Jul 7, 2017, 04:46 AM

Jul 2017

The updated PolitiFact link now tell that: "The October statement, on the other hand, said 'The U.S. Intelligence Community (USIC) is confident' in its assessment. As we noted in the article, the 17 separate agencies did not independently come to this conclusion, but as the head of the intelligence community, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence speaks on behalf of the group."

As I read this, PolitiFact should have downgraded to "Mostly True". The Office of the Director of National Intelligence speaks on behalf of the group, but by this it is not claimed that everybody in this group clearly stands by the full USIC. Just that they all supported to the evidence, which led to the Director's conclusion - but inside the USIC assessment there are dissenting opinions from some of those. Best summary I now can find for what is up and down on these USIC-statements are this WP-blog.

"The U.S. Intelligence Community (USIC) is confident in its assessment" is a different statement than the quite logical
misunderstanding from this, that all 17 separate agencies totally agree in the USIC assessment. It is a complicated world...

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Trump refuses to say he believes Russia was solely responsible for U.S. election interference [View all] DonViejo Jul 2017 OP

Nobody really knows," Trump added. "Nobody really knows for sure. Botany Jul 2017 #1

You missed No's 18 turbinetree Jul 2017 #8

It very well could've been russia. It very well could've been someone else. sprinkleeninow Jul 2017 #21

That's too funny turbinetree Jul 2017 #22

I mock. Schmock. Schmock. sprinkleeninow Jul 2017 #30

This assessment was made by just four intelligence agencies... TomVilmer Jul 2017 #9

My link was to a L.A. Times article Botany Jul 2017 #11

If it was 17 agencies why would NYT have this correction ..... Kathy M Jul 2017 #10

My link was to a L.A. Times article Botany Jul 2017 #12

Why do we have people trying to minimize Trump's ignorance? hamsterjill Jul 2017 #13

My guess is that people are ..... Botany Jul 2017 #14

No , speakng for myself when I read something or hear something on news channels or papers Kathy M Jul 2017 #16

OK ... then why was this said during final debate between Hillary and Trump Kathy M Jul 2017 #15

To keep repeating such quite small mistakes... TomVilmer Jul 2017 #18

I do not see it as casting doubt ...... I would have preferred if they just listed out the Kathy M Jul 2017 #20

The truth is Russia interfered in our election. And the IC has evidence, no matter how many emulatorloo Jul 2017 #27

Politifact rates Clinton's statement as True. You're contradicting the link you gave. emulatorloo Jul 2017 #28

Thanks for checking my links! TomVilmer Jul 2017 #34

Tom, I really don't get your and Kathy's point. I think politifact is correct on the True Rating. emulatorloo Jul 2017 #37

If you link to an article written BEFORE the correction, the correction doesn't count. nt hughee99 Jul 2017 #25

It will probably take as long or longer for him to accept Russian interference than it took him to Thinkingabout Jul 2017 #2

Drumpf's own mother and grandfather were off the boat. nt BumRushDaShow Jul 2017 #6

Plus two foreign born wives, Melania probably did not get her citizenship legally. Thinkingabout Jul 2017 #32

Yeah, Melania was working here illegally too when she first arrived. BumRushDaShow Jul 2017 #35

But this is important greymattermom Jul 2017 #3

He certainly adds an asterisk to his win, but by saying many countries may have interfered karynnj Jul 2017 #7

He's playing games as usual and either he's right and knows something about other countries chowder66 Jul 2017 #4

Putin has a video of me showering gold on russian prostitutes, but.... nobody "REALLY" knows. KRISITNA Jul 2017 #5

He's right Bradical79 Jul 2017 #17

Of course he keeps using the Iraq WMD example Seasider Jul 2017 #19

FWIW, this is also Glenn Greenwald's party line Blue_Tires Jul 2017 #23

Yep. Trump's talking points could have been written by the Ivancept. emulatorloo Jul 2017 #26

It still boggles my mind when he says things like,"Do we even have 17 intelligence agencies?" Grammy23 Jul 2017 #24

Of Course Doug the Dem Jul 2017 #29

Traitor!!! cisco man Jul 2017 #31

I think his statement is correct madville Jul 2017 #33

Will we ever know what Putin holds over Trump? Hieronymus Jul 2017 #36

That's because TRUMP KNOWS "his" Republican party worked (colluded) with Russia. Sunlei Jul 2017 #38