Ex-CIA boss says Russians could have personal dirt on Trump, page-4

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Former CIA Director John Brennan Admits No Evidence of Trump Collusion with Russia
1May 23, 2017Source: breitbart.com
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Former CIA director John Brennan testified before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday that he was not sure if there was any evidence of collusion between the Russian government and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.

Yet Democrats are thrilled by his testimony, because he said there were contacts between Russian officials and some “U.S. persons involved in the Trump campaign,” and hence an FBI investigation was warranted.

Note that there is nothing new in what Brennan said. The New York Times reported on January 19 — in a story timed to appear on Inauguration Day — that the intelligence services had “intercepted communications” between several Trump “associates” and Russian officials. (The same story said there was “no conclusive evidence of wrongdoing.”) And last week, Reuters reported that there were 18 such contacts — over seven months, less than three per month.

All that Brennan presented was his opinion. And it is not clear what prompted his opinion. He said he convened a group, including the FBI and NSA, to investigate possible Russian attempts to affect the election in late July 2016.

What else happened in late July?

In late July, Donald Trump held a press conference at which he was pestered about Russia. After several minutes, he joked: “It’s just a total deflection, this whole thing with Russia … By the way, they hacked — they probably have her 33,000 e-mails. Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 e-mails that are missing.”

Trump was joking, but the media inflated his remarks into a serious attempt to invite foreign intervention in the election. Some Democrats even accused him of treason.

It is not unreasonable to wonder whether Brennan followed the liberal media down a Russian rabbit-hole, where the absence of evidence would not end his suspicions.
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http://yournewswire.com/cia-brennan-trump-russia/
CIA’s Brennan: Trump Did Not Ask FBI To Drop Russia Investigation
May 23, 2017 Sean Adl-Tabatabai News, US 0

Former CIA Director John Brennan has told Congress that President Trump did not pressure the FBI to drop the investigation into Michael Flynn.

His testimony before the House on Tuesday completely blows the left-wing narrative that Trump unduly pressured the intelligence community to halt their investigations into possible Russia collusion.