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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump still unconvinced Russia meddled in 2016 election
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump still isn't buying that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.
Even as his intelligence chiefs unanimously told a Senate panel Tuesday that Russia meddled in 2016 and is planning to do so again in 2018, three sources familiar with the President's thinking say he remains unconvinced that Russia interfered in the presidential election.
While this issue is separate from the question of whether Trump campaign officials colluded with Russian officials, to Trump the issues are interwoven, the sources say. He views the notion that Russia meddled in the election as an argument that he had help to win, and that he didn't win the election on his own.
Trump's view contradicts his intelligence chiefs, including Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, CIA Director Mike Pompeo and FBI Director Chris Wray, who all testified -- again -- on Tuesday that they supported the intelligence community's January 2017 assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.
Even as his intelligence chiefs unanimously told a Senate panel Tuesday that Russia meddled in 2016 and is planning to do so again in 2018, three sources familiar with the President's thinking say he remains unconvinced that Russia interfered in the presidential election.
While this issue is separate from the question of whether Trump campaign officials colluded with Russian officials, to Trump the issues are interwoven, the sources say. He views the notion that Russia meddled in the election as an argument that he had help to win, and that he didn't win the election on his own.
Trump's view contradicts his intelligence chiefs, including Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, CIA Director Mike Pompeo and FBI Director Chris Wray, who all testified -- again -- on Tuesday that they supported the intelligence community's January 2017 assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/13/politics/trump-unconvinced-russia-meddled-election/index.html
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Trump still unconvinced Russia meddled in 2016 election (Original Post)
spanone
Feb 2018
OP
The thing is, he actually is convinced because he knows they did and he agreed to it.
Tommy_Carcetti
Feb 2018
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pangaia
(24,324 posts)1. he doesn't have a 'view." he is NOT unconvinced.
He's in on it
DUH !!
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,189 posts)2. The thing is, he actually is convinced because he knows they did and he agreed to it.
But he can't admit that he did, so he'll deny that reality so to try to convince others that they didn't. Even though everyone else has admitted that they did.
It's like peeling an onion, folks.
tblue37
(65,461 posts)3. No, he is not. nt
uponit7771
(90,348 posts)4. The news media is still normalizing Trump treason. Trump needs to stay out of jail with Russia help
thegoose
(3,115 posts)5. Yeah, enough of this tiptoeing around
He's not "unconvinced." That would require consideration. The only thoughts banging around in that tiny orange brain are "ME ME ME ME ME ME ME!!" and "STEAL STEAL STEAL STEAL!"
He and his scumbag party have sold us to the Russians.
Cha
(297,476 posts)6. Fucker is a Gaslighter.
Big Fucking Idiot in the wh
spanone
(135,857 posts)8. this is more proof he is in collusion with the russkies
he's pleased with his russian connections
remember, like porter, putin said he didn't do it!!!
struggle4progress
(118,320 posts)9. This is the guy who doesn't even know his own birthday, right?
Why Melania, Ivanka and Jared's mayoral election votes didn't count
LEONARD GREENE
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Monday, December 11, 2017, 5:51 PM
LEONARD GREENE
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Monday, December 11, 2017, 5:51 PM