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but but buzzfeed and cnn told me it was true,
this can't be happening, I can't even...DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
WASHINGTON, DC 20511January 11, 2017
DNI Clapper Statement on Conversation with President-elect Trump
This evening, I had the opportunity to speak with President-elect Donald Trump to discuss recent media reports about our briefing last Friday. I expressed my profound dismay at the leaks that have been appearing in the press, and we both agreed that they are extremely corrosive and damaging to our national security.
We also discussed the private security company document, which was widely circulated in recent months among the media, members of Congress and Congressional staff even before the IC became aware of it. I emphasized that this document is not a U.S. Intelligence Community product and that I do not believe the leaks came from within the IC. The IC has not made any judgment that the information in this document is reliable, and we did not rely upon it in any way for our conclusions. However, part of our obligation is to ensure that policymakers are provided with the fullest possible picture of any matters that might affect national security.
President-elect Trump again affirmed his appreciation for all the men and women serving in the Intelligence Community, and I assured him that the IC stands ready to serve his Administration and the American people.
James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence
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https://www.dni.gov/…GeorgesII - lol...CNN and Buzzfeed very specifically said they are just allegations.yuekit
- https://www.buzzfeed…yuekit
- ^ Notice how many times they mention the rumors are unproven. There's really no difference between this and the statement you posted.yuekit
- not saying any of the allegations were true, but what makes you think our government only tells the truth?scarabin
- just waiting for the small "possibly not true" tags near "sponsored content" tags********
- Boy the left screwed things up royally. Now most all news will be deemed fake.robotron3k
- buzzfeed didn't say it was true thoughmonospaced
- uh, it was a Trump marketing campaign agenda to proclaim "fake". Just look at what he did to the CNN reporter. This man is dangerous, but worse are thoseformed
- that continue to blindly support himformed
- I'm confused, if it wasn't true why did they post it?OP31
- HA HA HA HA********
- @OP31 good question ... it should have been ignored until it was a story to report, which it isn'tmonospaced
- http://www.washingto…********
- Would you rather not know what the intelligence community is saying about Trump? I think they made the right call in reporting.yuekit
- it's not going to matter in a few weeks. they're going to have to keep their traps shut then. DUN DUN DUN DUN ! ! !********
- @yuekit, just because it was in the report doesn't it mean it was reported in the "intelligence community" as actual intelligence. In fact, it wasn't.monospaced
- The information is supposedly coming from informants in Russian government. And was collected by a British intelligence officer who worked in Russia for years.yuekit
- So I guess that's why they considered it serious enough to include in the official report, even though no one knows if all (or any) of the allegations are trueyuekit
- the fact that it was considered important enough to be presented to both president and president elect was why it was reported. And I wouldn't dismiss all thefadein11
- claims so easily either - the guy who put it together has serious credibility and a lot of high ranking officials are supporting the claims. As for #pissagatefadein11
- that's not the main issue at hand is it.fadein11
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