Clapper Tells Trump, 'I Do Not Believe the Leaks Came From Within the IC'

[rangerrebew]

Clapper Tells Trump, 'I Do Not Believe the Leaks Came From Within the IC'

(CNSNews.com) - Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said he spoke to President-elect Donald Trump last evening, expressing his "profound dismay at the leaks that have been occurring in the press."

Both men agreed that the leak of unverified and lurid information about Trump is "extremely corrosive and damaging to our national security," but Clapper said he doesn't think the leaks came from the intelligence community.

The two-page summary in question contained unsubstantiated allegations supposedly compiled by the Russians, who deny it. The document "was widely circulated in recent months among the media, members of Congress and Congressional staff even before the IC became aware of it," Clapper said in a written statement (see below).

Clapper said the document is not a U.S. intelligence community product.
 
Source URL: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/clapper-tells-trump-i-do-not-believe-leaks-came-within-ic

[rangerrebew]

Clapper Tells Trump, 'I Do Not Believe the Leaks Came From Within the IC'
 

He doesn't BELIEVE they came from the IC.  On the other side, he apparently can't say they didn't.

[HonestJohn]

The dossier has already been shown to have been made by a former British spy for the Clinton campaign.

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[Wingnut]

The dossier has already been show to have been made by a former British spy for the Clinton campaign.

I bet Hilary feed him some files on the down low.  She is after all a lying worthless piece of dried up lesbian flesh.

[rangerrebew]

We shouldn't forget Clapper also fed the Benghazi lie that the violence all started because of an obscure video.

[skeeter]

Thats fine. Trump needs to clean the political partisans out of the IC anyway.

[truth_seeker]

Thats fine. Trump needs to clean the political partisans out of the IC anyway.

Yes.

I would like to learn if our IC had evidence of Russian/USSR involvement in prior elections?

1960-2012 etc.

[Frank Cannon]

Is this the same disgraced Clapper who lied to Congress?

[dfwgator]

Yes.

I would like to learn if our IC had evidence of Russian/USSR involvement in prior elections?

1960-2012 etc.

We know Ted Kennedy sought out the KGB to try to derail Reagan.

[truth_seeker]

We know Ted Kennedy sought out the KGB to try to derail Reagan.

Agreed. I meant to beg the question if this sort of back-and-forth had been ongoing?

It seems to be the case. Yet democrats and #nevertrumps want to exploit whatever took place this time, as if it was an isolated, first time ever occurrence.