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RandySF

(58,835 posts) Sun Jun 17, 2018, 07:41 PM Jun 2018

U.S. Intelligence Had Suspect In WikiLeaks Link to Kremlin

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told Yahoo News that U.S. intelligence officials last year identified a “suspect” who served as the “cut-out” for Russian intelligence to funnel thousands of DNC emails and documents to WikiLeaks.

Clapper said that “the WikiLeaks transfer cut-out was selected by the Russians for a reason — so that Julian Assange could tell the world he did not get the DNC emails from Russian intelligence.”

He added: “The real point was it was an attempt to ensure Assange plausible deniability.”

https://politicalwire.com/2018/06/17/u-s-intelligence-had-suspect-in-wikileaks-link-to-kremlin/