So McConnell pooh-poohed the evidence, and was rewarded when Trump appointed his wife, Elaine Chao, as Transportation Secretary.The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, rather than just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, according to officials briefed on the matter.
“It is the assessment of the intelligence community that Russia’s goal here was to favor one candidate over the other, to help Trump get elected,” said a senior U.S. official briefed on an intelligence presentation made to U.S. senators. “That’s the consensus view.”
In September, during a secret briefing for congressional leaders, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) voiced doubts about the veracity of the intelligence, according to officials present. Secret CIA assessment says Russia was trying to help Trump win White House
The good news is that Obama has asked for further investigation and wants a full report before his presidency is over--does anyone really think this threat to our national security would be thoroughly investigated after January 20?
I am upset that partisan politics would cause legislators to ignore a serious threat to our national security for some perceived short term gain.
If we are really "one nation under God" why are Senate Republicans ignoring the incursion of godless communism into our election?