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Published 4 years ago

Schumer says briefing suggested Iran activity wasn't meant to hurt Trump

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that classified briefing he received suggested Iranian activity to influence next month's election was not aimed at discrediting President Trump, contrary to what Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe told the public.

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The Washington PostThe Washington Post

DNI Ratcliffe said Iran aimed to hurt Trump with faked Proud Boy emails. Democrats are skeptical.

A chorus of Democrats responded to the last-minute news conference by suggesting that Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe's characterizations were an attempt to “carry water” for Trump by emphasizing Iran’s alleged role in the spoofed-email attack while playing down suspicions of Russian election interference.

4 years ago
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The HillThe Hill

Schumer says briefing suggested Iran activity wasn't meant to hurt Trump

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that classified briefing he received suggested Iranian activity to influence next month's election was not aimed at discrediting President Trump, contrary

4 years ago·Washington, United States
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MSNBCMSNBC

DNI Ratcliffe message in classified briefing different from public remarks: Schumer

Senator Chuck Schumer points out to Rachel Maddow that even though DNI John Ratcliffe said at his press conference that Iran was trying to damage Donald Trump, that was not conveyed in the classified briefing he received, which emphasized a goal of general chaos.

4 years ago·United States
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Common DreamsCommon Dreams

DNI John Ratcliffe, a Trumpie Wingnut, Hilariously Blames Iran for Pro-Trump Proud Boy Email Spoof

Anyone with the slightest common sense can see that Iran would be much better off with Biden, who is likely to try to re-implement the 2015 nuclear deal... I don’t know what it is about being in official Washington that degrades basic critical faculties. Like the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland, they start saying, “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” The US Establishment believed that Iraq in 2002 wa…

4 years ago·United States
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CNS NewsCNS News

DNI Ratcliffe: Iran Using Americans’ Voter Info to ‘Intimidate’ Them and ‘Damage President Trump’

Pro-regime Iranians demonstrate against President Trump in Tehran. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)(CNSNews.com) – The Iranian regime is behind spoof emails sent to Americans, “designed to intimidate voters, incite social unrest, and damage President Trump,” Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said Wednesday night. He added an assurance that despite claims to the contrary in the emails, “your votes are secure.”Ratcliffe was spea…

4 years ago·United States
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WonketteWonkette

DNI Ratcliffe's Press Conference Yesterday Was Clown-Ass Waste Of Time Even For DNI Ratcliffe

"Oh shit, here we go," we thought when we saw on Twitter early Thursday evening that the FBI was going to be making a very special statement about "election security," one that required a night-time press conference. In 2016, the James Comey Hillary Clinton email announcement happened 11 days before the election. Yesterday was 13 days before the 2020 election. Same diff.Instead, Director of National Intelligence Clownfuck himself, John Ratcliffe…

4 years ago·United States
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