Even though that lie has been retracted by all the alphabet networks, NYT and the WAPO, it persist.
I new it was a lie when the DNC first leaked it. Why would the Coast Guard or FDA be monitoring our elections, Russia or Trump's campaign. To quote Ted Cruz, it's inconceivable.
The only point that was inaccurate was the number of agencies. However the major 4 - CIA, FBI, DNI and NSA - agreed with high confidence that Russia interfered in our electoral process to harm Clinton and to assist trump, on Putins orders.
https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/ICA_2017_01.pdf
So now our sitting president disregards his own intel publicly disputes their conclusions, and takes the word of the accused, completely exonerating him. Furthermore agreeing to form a joint work group on cybersecurity???
As someone put it, that's like if Bush had teamed up with Bin Laden to form a work group on flight safety.
Oh and from his tweets, it sounds like he was discussing the intel investigation with Putey?? Discussing your own country's methods and intel with an adversary? (Let's not forget about the Mossad op he burned a few weeks ago in his "no US press" meeting with Lavrov and Kisalyev.)
They also agree not to meddle in each other's domestic affairs. Sounds good, right? But it's a PR win for the Kremlin because it equates our efforts to promote democracy and free elections with their efforts to suppress them, jail political opponents, murder journalists...
Let's talk Syria. Again, cease fire sounds good. But US and Russia have until now taken very different approaches to the region, the US being anti-Assad and Russia supporting. Despite Russia's approach resulting in mass civilian casualties and displacement, Tillerson said after the meeting that their approach may be "more right" than ours? Which policy is going to prevail? Ours or theirs?
So much for punching back 10 times harder. I guess he just reserves that for the free press...or anyone who criticizes him and hurts his fee fees.
At least he finally shook hands with Merkel. Baby steps.
