Ignored: Obama Admin Officially Told the NY Times on November 25 That Elections 'Were Free and Fair'
By Tom Blumer | December 13, 2016 | 7:44 AM EST
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Though the press apparently wants everyone to forget about it, the fact is that barely two weeks ago, over Thanksgiving weekend, the Obama administration told the world, apparently only through the New York Times, its designated mouthpiece, that "we stand behind our (nation's) election results, which accurately reflect the will of the American people."
The statement was "issued" to the Times on Friday, November 25, and was provided, according to the paper, "on the condition that it be attributable only to a senior official." Just 14 days later, on Friday evening, December 9, the Washington Post published its claim of "a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency." Why should anyone believe that the intelligence landscape concerning Russia's actions changed so quickly in two weeks?
Here, in full, is the statement the Times published on November 26, along with the paper's introduction of it (bolds are mine):
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Cross-posted at BizzyBlog.com.
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