Ex-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Sunday denied that former President Obama ordered the FBI or any other agency to wiretap President Trump during the election season. However, it was Clapper who in March of 2013 testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee that the intelligence community did not collect data on U.S. citizens.
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Former DNI James Clapper says Trump claim of wiretap is false
Former DNI James Clapper says Trump claim of wiretap is false Trump’s accusation of Obama wiretap at Trump Tower is disputed Check out this story on ElPasoTimes.com: http://usat.ly/2n2Vfp8 James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, says there was no court order to monitor Donald Trump’s phones. WASHINGTON – Former Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper said Sunday he would have known and that there were no wiretaps at Trump Tower or against Donald Trump or his campaign during his tenure.
‘I Can Deny It’: Former Director of National Intelligence …
Host Chuck Todd asked ex-DNI James Clapper – who served in that position from 2012 until early this year – if he would have been aware of former President Barack Obama ordering an illegal wiretap of Trump. “I would certainly hope so,” Clapper responded.
LETTER: Keeping America safe in the age of Trump
I do understand the economic frustrations of Trump voters. As a Hillary voter, I had hoped that Donald Trump, a reality TV personality and the king of business bankruptcies, would grow into the job of governing the most important nation in the world.
DNI Chief Clapper Calls Trump – Says He Was…
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper called President elect Donald Trump tonight to discuss the many intelligence leaks to the liberal media over the past week. Clapper also discussed the disgusting and fraudulent “golden shower” conspiracy being pushed by CNN, Buzzfeed and several liberal media outlets.
The Latest: Clapper speaks with Trump about Russia report
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says he has spoken with Donald Trump about the unsubstantiated report claiming Russia had compromising personal and financial information about the president-elect. Clapper says in a statement released Wednesday night that he told Trump the intelligence community “has not made any judgment that the information in this document is reliable.”
Trump Bombshell: Russian agents ‘have compromising info’
US intelligence chiefs revealed the classified documents to the President-elect and President Barack Obama in a two-page synopsis, CNN reports. According to CNN, they were also partially produced from “memos compiled by a former British intelligence operative, whose past work US intelligence officials consider credible”.
Senators push IC on whether Russia hacked GOP
For the second time in less than a week, leaders of the intelligence community sat before senators to discuss and defend their conclusion that Russia directed a comprehensive information operations campaign to influence the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. Last week, the Senate Armed Services Committee grilled Director of National Intelligence James Clapper; Marcel Lettre, the Defense Department’s under secretary for intelligence; and Michael Rogers, director of the National Security Agency and head of U.S. Cyber Command, about whether the U.S. had responded forcefully enough to Russia to deter future hacking and information operations.
Congress to quiz US spy official on hacking report
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Priebus: Trump “accepts” US intel blaming Russia for hack
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered … . The first page of the Joint Analysis Report narrative by the Department of Homeland Security and federal Bureau of Investigation and released on Dec. 29, 2016, is photographed in Washington, Jan. 6, 2017.
[David Ignatius] Trump’s showdown with the intelligence community
Watching Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, a gruff, 50-year veteran of the spy world, answer congressional questions Thursday, you couldn’t help wondering if perhaps this time Donald Trump has met his match. To recall a quip made years ago by a prominent Washington lawyer, Clapper is not a “potted plant.”
US report: Putin ordered effort to help Trump, hurt Clinton
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, left, talks with National Security Agency and Cyber Command chief Adm. Michael Rogers on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at the conclusion of a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing: “Foreign Cyber Threats to the United States.” WASHINGTON >> Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a hidden campaign to influence America’s presidential election in favor of Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, U.S. intelligence agencies declared Friday in the government’s first formal allegation supporting sensational claims that Trump and his supporters have staunchly resisted.
Why is Donald Trump resisting the Russian hack findings? Michael Flynn may hold the answer
Trump doesn’t want to know about Russia. The unhinged alt-right views of Michael Flynn and Steve Bannon may be why In anticipation of the release of a report commissioned by President Obama, the top brass of the United States intelligence community appeared before Congress on Thursday to testify that the Russian government interfered in the election campaign last year.
Classified report on hacking going to Trump
The nation’s top intelligence officials are making their most detailed and persuasive case yet to President-elect Donald Trump that Russia interfered in this year’s U.S. political process. The officials – Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, CIA Director John Brennan and FBI Director James Comey – are preparing to point to multiple motives for Moscow’s alleged meddling as they brief Trump on their classified report Friday in New York.
No doubt Russia interfered in election, US intel chief says
Brushing aside Donald Trump’s dismissiveness, the nation’s intelligence chief insisted Thursday that U.S. agencies are more confident than ever that Russia interfered in America’s recent presidential election. And he called the former Cold War foe an “existential threat” to the nation.
Spy chief James Clapper ‘resolute’ on Russia cyber attack, differs with Trump
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on foreign cyber threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque The top U.S. intelligence official said on Thursday he was “even more resolute” in his belief that Russia staged cyber attacks on Democrats during the 2016 election campaign, rebuking persistent skepticism from Republican President-elect Donald Trump about whether Moscow was involved.
Russia interfered in presidential election: US intelligence chief
Washington, Jan 6 – The US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has said Russia staged cyber attacks to try to interfere in the November 8 presidential election. A report containing declassified information on the Russian hacking operation would be released next week, Clapper said during an appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, Efe news reported.
No intel briefing for electors, DNI says
OCTOBER 20: Director of National Intelligence James Clapper speaks about the domestic security landscape, and ways to address today’s domestic terrorist threats, during a forum hosted by the National Security Alliance on October 20, 2016 in Washington, DC. Electoral College electors will not receive an intelligence briefing on Russian interference in the 2016 election, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said Friday.