Debate Excerpt Re Russia - Clinton Owns Trump Again

Hillary is definitely not just coasting. She is showing some killer instinct.

http://www.npr.org/2016/10/19/498293478/fact-check-trump-and-clinton-s-final-presidential-debate

HILLARY CLINTON
Well, that’s because he'd rather have a puppet for president than the United States and it's pretty clear.

DONALD TRUMP
No puppet. You’re the puppet.

HILLARY CLINTON
It's pretty clear that you won't admit the Russians have engaged in cyber attacks against the United States of America, that you encouraged espionage against our people, that you are willing to spout the Putin line, sign up for his wish list, breakup NATO do whatever he wants to do and that you continue to get help from him because he has a very clear favorite in this race. So I think that this is such an unprecedented situation. We have never had a foreign government trying to interfere in our election. We have seventeen intelligence agencies, civilian and military, who have all concluded that these espionage attacks, these cyber attacks, come from the highest levels of the Kremlin and they are designed to influence our election. I find that deeply disturbing and I think it --

DONALD TRUMP
She has no idea whether it's Russia China or anybody else. She has no idea.

According to the Oct. 7 statement by U.S. intelligence officials: “The U.S. Intelligence Community (USIC) is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organizations. The recent disclosures of alleged hacked e-mails on sites like DCLeaks.com and WikiLeaks and by the Guccifer 2.0 online persona are consistent with the methods and motivations of Russian-directed efforts. These thefts and disclosures are intended to interfere with the US election process.”


Mary Louise Kelly
NPR National Security Correspondent
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HILLARY CLINTON
I am quoting seventeen intelligence agencies. Do you doubt seventeen military and civilian agencies, as well? He'd rather believe Vladimir Putin than the military and civilian intelligence professionals who are sworn to protect us. I find that just absolutely striking.

DONALD TRUMP
She doesn’t like Putin because Putin has outsmarted at every step of the way, excuse me. Putin has outsmarted her in Syria, he has outsmarted her every step of the way.

CHRIS WALLACE
Mr. Trump, I’m not a potted plant here. I would like to ask some questions and I would like to ask you this direct question. The top national security officials of this country do believe that Russia has been behind these attacks. Even if you don't know for sure whether they are, do you condemn any interference with Russia in the American election?

DONALD TRUMP
By Russia or anybody else.

CHRIS WALLACE
Do you condemn their interference?

DONALD TRUMP
Of course I condemn.