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meow2u3

(24,764 posts)
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 12:47 PM Nov 2017

Ex-CIA director asked Republicans to condemn Russian sabotage before election and they refused

The former CIA director under President Barack Obama asked Republican lawmakers to publicly condemn Russian interference in the presidential election — but they refused.

John Brennan, who led the intelligence service last year, told PBS’ “Frontline” that he presented lawmakers with evidence that Russia was attempting to influence the U.S. election, according to the Washington Post.

“In those briefings of Congress, some of the individuals expressed concern that this was motivated by partisan interests on the part of the [Obama] administration,” Brennan told PBS, “and I took offense to that. I told them that this is an intelligence assessment, that this is an intelligence matter.”

It’s not clear what evidence Brennan presented during the briefing, but he told PBS his conclusion was backed by U.S. intelligence, and he asked lawmakers for a bipartisan response to the foreign interference.

https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/ex-cia-director-asked-republicans-to-condemn-russian-sabotage-before-election-and-they-refused/

So reTHUGS dismissed an act of war against our country as if it were merely partisan politics?! Lock the entire repunk leadership, especially McTurtle, for this act of treason!

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Ex-CIA director asked Republicans to condemn Russian sabotage before election and they refused (Original Post) meow2u3 Nov 2017 OP
republicans sold out America to the evil empire* russians Achilleaze Nov 2017 #1
K&R ffr Nov 2017 #2

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
1. republicans sold out America to the evil empire* russians
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 01:05 PM
Nov 2017

disgraceful. Treasonous.

* per ronald freaking reagan, for crying out loud.

ffr

(22,670 posts)
2. K&R
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 02:44 PM
Nov 2017

"So reTHUGS dismissed an act of war against our country as if it were merely partisan politics?! Lock the entire repunk leadership, especially McTurtle, for this act of treason!"

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