Comey concluded Russia trying to undermine election — but opposed putting it out before Election Day

I Director James Comey privately concluded that Russia was trying to influence the upcoming U.S. election, but argued it was too close to Election Day to say so publicly, according to CNBC.

A former official told CNBC that Comey believed a foreign power was trying to undermine the election. “He believed it to be true, but was against putting it out before the election,” the official said. Comey argued that “if it is said, it shouldn’t come from the FBI, which as you’ll recall it did not,” the official added.

The announcement ended up coming from the Department of Homeland Security and The Office of the Director of National Intelligence. In a joint statement earlier this month, the agencies said: “The U.S. intelligence community is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of emails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organizations.”


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