Coats sent a statement not long after, standing by his findings. "We have been clear in our assessments of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and their ongoing, pervasive efforts to undermine our democracy, and we will continue to provide unvarnished and objective intelligence in support of our national security."
"Continue to provide unvarnished intelligence". Seriously. What is this unvarnished intelligence, Mr. Coats? All we definitively know is: no American helped Russia, and Russia's efforts did not change one vote.
We do know Mexico had help from Americans in meddling with our elections and we know Mexico's interference affected our vote tally.
We know Great Britain was assisted by American intelligence agencies to influence the election in the United States and that their efforts are now the basis for a march to impeach a duly elected US President.
We know foreign money poured in the Clinton campaign in violation of existing law to influence our election.
Yet not a peep from the esteemed Mr. Coats about this. No concern about what these efforts have done to the sanctity of our democracy.
Why? What's in it for him to ignore all the actual, tangible election interference and focus on Russia and now shore up the claims of "treason" --- the new call for impeachment after the collapse of "collusion".
Thirty-two years in Congress, stints as ambassador, lobbyist, media pundit do not mean Coats' sh*t doesn't stink. All it means is we know where the stink is coming from.
