Yes, 17 intelligence agencies really did say Russia was behind hacking
Source: usaToday
Eliza Collins , USA TODAY 2:45 p.m. EDT October 21, 2016
...................................................................The fact-checking website Politifact says Hillary Clinton is correct when she says 17 federal intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia is behind the hacking.
We have 17, 17 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, Clinton said during Wednesday's presidential debate in Las Vegas.
Trump pushed back, saying that Clinton and the United States had no idea whether it is Russia, China or anybody else.
But Clinton is correct. On Oct. 7, the Department of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence issued a joint statement on behalf of the U.S. Intelligence Community. The USIC is made up of 16 agencies, in addition to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence............................
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Foggyhill
(1,060 posts)JI7
(89,262 posts)said some shit about how he could tell by the way they looked that they didn't support obama or some other shit he made up.
SunSeeker
(51,657 posts)Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Ho hum.
mdbl
(4,973 posts)because Mush Limpballs told them to.
lark
(23,147 posts)Thankfully I'm counting on the sane people to come out in sufficient strength to elect HRC and give her at least a Dem Senate and less Repugs in the House. The Senate is critical because of SCOTUS. Just don't trust Schumer to end filibusters for appointments at the beginning of the new session, as he should, Otherwise, no appointments will get made and SCOTUS will continue to be short a LW member that we need to protect Roe v Wade and undo the wrongly decided Citizens United.
SDJay
(1,089 posts)Either that or he owes the Russians so much money he has to do what he's doing so he's not found in the trunk of a car somewhere.
As an aside, I didn't know we had that many intelligence agencies. Seems like a lot.
okaawhatever
(9,462 posts)Trump. They probably started hacking his and his business associates emails in the 1990's. They could have some serious illegal stuff on him too.
AmericanActivist
(1,019 posts)Knows this is true no matter what lies Donald repeats.
TomCADem
(17,390 posts)The media's efforts to create a false equivalency between Trump and Clinton is what makes this as close as it is.