Trump Takes Putin's Word Over The US Intelligence Community...Again

[BULLDOG]

Fuck the CIA, praise the Kremlin

Liars are liars wherever they are and they are not patriots. Your lame attempts at a “gotcha” fails as always.

Yeah, and Putin is a truth teller and our government Intel are liars. Is that what you'e saying?

If not, then you're playing games

Again with the “gotcha” bull shit. This ones too stupid to respond to.

Nothing to do with gotcha. Do you believe Putin is a truth teller, and our government are liars, or not?

I already answered the question dip shit. Learn to read.

It was a yes or no question.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

A year later we still don't know who hacked the NSA, and we should believe the FBI because they used their telepathic powers to examine the DNC server.

Yeah. Sure

Was Obama lying here?

 

[deanrd]

On Veterans Day.
From a man with bone spurs?

Trump doesn't have bone spurs. He has never had bone spurs.

He has "forked tongue".

Since when can you not play golf on Veterans Day?

You understand that bone spurs are chronic and become painful after repeated injury right? No, you don’t because you are an idiot.

That didn't seem to be a problem for Trump-0 He can't even remember which foot had the bone spurs.
Trump Got A Medical Draft Deferment For Heel Spurs, But Couldn’t Remember Which Foot Was Affected

The ignorance of leftists never ceases to amaze me.

So explain it. If I had a problem causing bone spur, I know I would remember which foot it was on.

Actually wtf, I’m bored so here goes:

Two ways I can debunk your stupidity

1. Bone spurs are often painless and only manifest with pain from repeated stress such as running or any other high impact activity. They can occur in one or both feet and They can only be diagnosed by x-ray. It’s entirely possible that it was diagnosed without ever causing him pain and he forgot which foot it was.

2. You cannot get a medical deferment by simply walking into the selective service office and telling them you have bone spurs. They have to be diagnosed by a doctor and no doctor is going to lie about that.

I just annoyed the pig.

It’s entirely possible that it was diagnosed without ever causing him pain and he forgot which foot it was.


Fuking hilarious.

If there was no pain, then he could have served.
If there was pain, the A$$ Whole would have known what foot it was in.

Come one guys. Give up. This orange clown is a swine.

 

[Weatherman2020]

The Look Of Love. And Treason

President Donald Trump just sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the US intelligence community. That’s because in one of their conversations during an international summit in Vietnam, Putin denied that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election — and Trump bought it.

“He said he didn't meddle, he said he didn't meddle. I asked him again. You can only ask so many times,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One today. “Every time he sees me he says I didn't do that and I really believe that when he tells me that, he means it.”

It’s remarkable enough that Trump openly admitted he just believed whatever Putin told him. It’s even more startling when you realize that in January, the FBI, CIA, and NSA clearly assessed that Russia did interfere in the election — and that Putin was behind it. Here’s part of that conclusion:

We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election. Russia’s goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency. We further assess Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump.

Trump also took the chance to go after former prominent intelligence and law enforcement officials who disagree with his Russia views.

"I mean, give me a break, they are political hacks," Trump said. "So you look at it, I mean, you have [former CIA Director John] Brennan, you have [former Director of National Intelligence James] Clapper and you have [former FBI Director Jim] Comey. Comey is proven now to be a liar and he is proven now to be a leaker. So you look at that and you have President Putin very strongly, vehemently says he had nothing to do with them."

This isn’t the first time Trump accepted Putin’s account about election interference. On July 7, the two men had a one-on-one meeting at the G20, a gathering of the world’s top 20 economies. There, Putin also denied Russia’s efforts to interfere in the election, and Trump reportedly took it at face value.

Trump and Putin weren’t scheduled to meet during the the forum, but it was always possible that they would run into each other. They shook hands at a dinner for leaders on Friday and stood next to each other during a leaders’s photo on Saturday.

Trump added that he’d now rather discuss issues like Syria and Ukraine with Putin, noting that every time he brings up the Russia issue, Putin is unhappy. “I think he is very insulted by it,” he said.

After Trump’s comments, others might feel insulted, too — especially members of the US intelligence community.

Trump undercuts the US intelligence community again
Trump has, at best, a complicated relationship with America’s spies.

He frequently attacked the intelligence community’s skills and integrity during both the campaign and the early months of his presidency. He dismisses any investigation into Russia’s meddling as a “hoax.” He has repeatedly mocked American intelligence officers for the mistaken conclusion that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, a rationale that paved the way for the 2003 invasion.

Trump has likened American spies to Nazis because he believed they leaked information about him.

And he spent part of his first full day in office at a memorial for the CIA’s fallen heroes attacking the media and lying about the size of his crowd at the inaugural.

However, Trump does like CIA Director Mike Pompeo — but that could be because Pompeo has no problem distorting Russia-related intelligence to in Trump’s favor. The CIA told me earlier this week that Pompeo stands by the January assessment. Pompeo is reportedly in consideration to become the next secretary of state.

So Trump doesn’t seem to trust the intelligence community. That’s his choice — but it’s concerning that he’ll trust Putin instead.

Trump chooses Putin's word over the US intelligence community — again

You mean Trump didn’t take the word of the people who lied about WMDs in Iraq?

 

[deanrd]

Bull shit. Those liars claiming collusion are very far from patriots.

It's gone way, way, way beyond lies. There is just so much there, there.

You need a spreadsheet to cover them all. Every day a new connection.

You guys don't believe all the connections?

Look it up on your own. Don't be a pu$$y. Find Out. Prove it isn't so.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Another steamimg pile of crap from you.

You keep repeating that over and over again, in the face of a lot of evidence and links posted.

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(Oh, and you misspelled 'steaming'...)

You did nothing but try to distract. Yes, Trump's behavior is no x arte. Yes, it caused republicans to investigate him. No, your whining and red herrings have no bearing on these objective facts.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

The Look Of Love. And Treason

President Donald Trump just sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the US intelligence community. That’s because in one of their conversations during an international summit in Vietnam, Putin denied that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election — and Trump bought it.

“He said he didn't meddle, he said he didn't meddle. I asked him again. You can only ask so many times,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One today. “Every time he sees me he says I didn't do that and I really believe that when he tells me that, he means it.”

It’s remarkable enough that Trump openly admitted he just believed whatever Putin told him. It’s even more startling when you realize that in January, the FBI, CIA, and NSA clearly assessed that Russia did interfere in the election — and that Putin was behind it. Here’s part of that conclusion:

We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election. Russia’s goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency. We further assess Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump.

Trump also took the chance to go after former prominent intelligence and law enforcement officials who disagree with his Russia views.

"I mean, give me a break, they are political hacks," Trump said. "So you look at it, I mean, you have [former CIA Director John] Brennan, you have [former Director of National Intelligence James] Clapper and you have [former FBI Director Jim] Comey. Comey is proven now to be a liar and he is proven now to be a leaker. So you look at that and you have President Putin very strongly, vehemently says he had nothing to do with them."

This isn’t the first time Trump accepted Putin’s account about election interference. On July 7, the two men had a one-on-one meeting at the G20, a gathering of the world’s top 20 economies. There, Putin also denied Russia’s efforts to interfere in the election, and Trump reportedly took it at face value.

Trump and Putin weren’t scheduled to meet during the the forum, but it was always possible that they would run into each other. They shook hands at a dinner for leaders on Friday and stood next to each other during a leaders’s photo on Saturday.

Trump added that he’d now rather discuss issues like Syria and Ukraine with Putin, noting that every time he brings up the Russia issue, Putin is unhappy. “I think he is very insulted by it,” he said.

After Trump’s comments, others might feel insulted, too — especially members of the US intelligence community.

Trump undercuts the US intelligence community again
Trump has, at best, a complicated relationship with America’s spies.

He frequently attacked the intelligence community’s skills and integrity during both the campaign and the early months of his presidency. He dismisses any investigation into Russia’s meddling as a “hoax.” He has repeatedly mocked American intelligence officers for the mistaken conclusion that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, a rationale that paved the way for the 2003 invasion.

Trump has likened American spies to Nazis because he believed they leaked information about him.

And he spent part of his first full day in office at a memorial for the CIA’s fallen heroes attacking the media and lying about the size of his crowd at the inaugural.

However, Trump does like CIA Director Mike Pompeo — but that could be because Pompeo has no problem distorting Russia-related intelligence to in Trump’s favor. The CIA told me earlier this week that Pompeo stands by the January assessment. Pompeo is reportedly in consideration to become the next secretary of state.

So Trump doesn’t seem to trust the intelligence community. That’s his choice — but it’s concerning that he’ll trust Putin instead.

Trump chooses Putin's word over the US intelligence community — again

You mean Trump didn’t take the word of the people who lied about WMDs in Iraq?

You're a few pages behind, professor.

 

[Weatherman2020]

The Look Of Love. And Treason

President Donald Trump just sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the US intelligence community. That’s because in one of their conversations during an international summit in Vietnam, Putin denied that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election — and Trump bought it.

“He said he didn't meddle, he said he didn't meddle. I asked him again. You can only ask so many times,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One today. “Every time he sees me he says I didn't do that and I really believe that when he tells me that, he means it.”

It’s remarkable enough that Trump openly admitted he just believed whatever Putin told him. It’s even more startling when you realize that in January, the FBI, CIA, and NSA clearly assessed that Russia did interfere in the election — and that Putin was behind it. Here’s part of that conclusion:

We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election. Russia’s goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency. We further assess Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump.

Trump also took the chance to go after former prominent intelligence and law enforcement officials who disagree with his Russia views.

"I mean, give me a break, they are political hacks," Trump said. "So you look at it, I mean, you have [former CIA Director John] Brennan, you have [former Director of National Intelligence James] Clapper and you have [former FBI Director Jim] Comey. Comey is proven now to be a liar and he is proven now to be a leaker. So you look at that and you have President Putin very strongly, vehemently says he had nothing to do with them."

This isn’t the first time Trump accepted Putin’s account about election interference. On July 7, the two men had a one-on-one meeting at the G20, a gathering of the world’s top 20 economies. There, Putin also denied Russia’s efforts to interfere in the election, and Trump reportedly took it at face value.

Trump and Putin weren’t scheduled to meet during the the forum, but it was always possible that they would run into each other. They shook hands at a dinner for leaders on Friday and stood next to each other during a leaders’s photo on Saturday.

Trump added that he’d now rather discuss issues like Syria and Ukraine with Putin, noting that every time he brings up the Russia issue, Putin is unhappy. “I think he is very insulted by it,” he said.

After Trump’s comments, others might feel insulted, too — especially members of the US intelligence community.

Trump undercuts the US intelligence community again
Trump has, at best, a complicated relationship with America’s spies.

He frequently attacked the intelligence community’s skills and integrity during both the campaign and the early months of his presidency. He dismisses any investigation into Russia’s meddling as a “hoax.” He has repeatedly mocked American intelligence officers for the mistaken conclusion that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, a rationale that paved the way for the 2003 invasion.

Trump has likened American spies to Nazis because he believed they leaked information about him.

And he spent part of his first full day in office at a memorial for the CIA’s fallen heroes attacking the media and lying about the size of his crowd at the inaugural.

However, Trump does like CIA Director Mike Pompeo — but that could be because Pompeo has no problem distorting Russia-related intelligence to in Trump’s favor. The CIA told me earlier this week that Pompeo stands by the January assessment. Pompeo is reportedly in consideration to become the next secretary of state.

So Trump doesn’t seem to trust the intelligence community. That’s his choice — but it’s concerning that he’ll trust Putin instead.

Trump chooses Putin's word over the US intelligence community — again

You mean Trump didn’t take the word of the people who lied about WMDs in Iraq?

You're a few pages behind, professor.

Not only did I miss the day when the left considered Russia an evil empire, but obviously I also missed the day when the CIA became a reliable source of intel.

 

[whitehall]

I'm sorry but it seems the "intelligence community" agrees with Trump and Putin. Maybe an independent council should look into the democrat dirty tricksters.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

The Look Of Love. And Treason

President Donald Trump just sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the US intelligence community. That’s because in one of their conversations during an international summit in Vietnam, Putin denied that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election — and Trump bought it.

“He said he didn't meddle, he said he didn't meddle. I asked him again. You can only ask so many times,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One today. “Every time he sees me he says I didn't do that and I really believe that when he tells me that, he means it.”

It’s remarkable enough that Trump openly admitted he just believed whatever Putin told him. It’s even more startling when you realize that in January, the FBI, CIA, and NSA clearly assessed that Russia did interfere in the election — and that Putin was behind it. Here’s part of that conclusion:

We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election. Russia’s goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency. We further assess Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump.

Trump also took the chance to go after former prominent intelligence and law enforcement officials who disagree with his Russia views.

"I mean, give me a break, they are political hacks," Trump said. "So you look at it, I mean, you have [former CIA Director John] Brennan, you have [former Director of National Intelligence James] Clapper and you have [former FBI Director Jim] Comey. Comey is proven now to be a liar and he is proven now to be a leaker. So you look at that and you have President Putin very strongly, vehemently says he had nothing to do with them."

This isn’t the first time Trump accepted Putin’s account about election interference. On July 7, the two men had a one-on-one meeting at the G20, a gathering of the world’s top 20 economies. There, Putin also denied Russia’s efforts to interfere in the election, and Trump reportedly took it at face value.

Trump and Putin weren’t scheduled to meet during the the forum, but it was always possible that they would run into each other. They shook hands at a dinner for leaders on Friday and stood next to each other during a leaders’s photo on Saturday.

Trump added that he’d now rather discuss issues like Syria and Ukraine with Putin, noting that every time he brings up the Russia issue, Putin is unhappy. “I think he is very insulted by it,” he said.

After Trump’s comments, others might feel insulted, too — especially members of the US intelligence community.

Trump undercuts the US intelligence community again
Trump has, at best, a complicated relationship with America’s spies.

He frequently attacked the intelligence community’s skills and integrity during both the campaign and the early months of his presidency. He dismisses any investigation into Russia’s meddling as a “hoax.” He has repeatedly mocked American intelligence officers for the mistaken conclusion that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, a rationale that paved the way for the 2003 invasion.

Trump has likened American spies to Nazis because he believed they leaked information about him.

And he spent part of his first full day in office at a memorial for the CIA’s fallen heroes attacking the media and lying about the size of his crowd at the inaugural.

However, Trump does like CIA Director Mike Pompeo — but that could be because Pompeo has no problem distorting Russia-related intelligence to in Trump’s favor. The CIA told me earlier this week that Pompeo stands by the January assessment. Pompeo is reportedly in consideration to become the next secretary of state.

So Trump doesn’t seem to trust the intelligence community. That’s his choice — but it’s concerning that he’ll trust Putin instead.

Trump chooses Putin's word over the US intelligence community — again

You mean Trump didn’t take the word of the people who lied about WMDs in Iraq?

You're a few pages behind, professor.

Not only did I miss the day when the left considered Russia an evil empire, but obviously I also missed the day when the CIA became a reliable source of intel.

Unfortunately for your contrived bullshit (and, make no mistake, everything you are posting is contrived bullshit, and has NOTHING to do with your embarrassing state of denial), this assessment comes from more than the CIA. And "good or evil Russia" has absolutely nothing to do with any of this. This is about a hostile foreign power meddling in our election, and the collusion of a campaign with them to do so.

 

[easyt65]

With all the evidence exposed revealing Democrats involved with Russiabs and so much money exchangong hands between them there is a reason the DOJ, even this one, refuses to launch a much-needed formal investigation, especially by a true objective OUTSIDE Independent Council.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

I'm sorry but it seems the "intelligence community" agrees with Trump and Putin. Maybe an independent council should look into the democrat dirty tricksters.

I'm sorry, but you just made that up.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

With all the evidence exposed revealing Democrats involved with Russiabs and so much money exchangong hands between them there is a reason the DOJ, even this one, refuses to launch a much-needed formal investigation, especially by a true objective OUTSIDE Independent Council.

Let them. Fine by me. But only goobers like you think that has any bearing on the Trump campaign/Russia issue. Which is why you bring it up literally every single time.

I mean, listen to you fools. "They have nothing", followed by, 'They can't be trusted".... wait, I thought they had nothing? now we can't trust the "nothing"? You can't even get your talking points straight. Embarrassing. Reminds me of the true leaks, but fake news. haha

 

[easyt65]

The Look Of Love. And Treason

President Donald Trump just sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the US intelligence community. That’s because in one of their conversations during an international summit in Vietnam, Putin denied that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election — and Trump bought it.

“He said he didn't meddle, he said he didn't meddle. I asked him again. You can only ask so many times,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One today. “Every time he sees me he says I didn't do that and I really believe that when he tells me that, he means it.”

It’s remarkable enough that Trump openly admitted he just believed whatever Putin told him. It’s even more startling when you realize that in January, the FBI, CIA, and NSA clearly assessed that Russia did interfere in the election — and that Putin was behind it. Here’s part of that conclusion:

We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election. Russia’s goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency. We further assess Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump.

Trump also took the chance to go after former prominent intelligence and law enforcement officials who disagree with his Russia views.

"I mean, give me a break, they are political hacks," Trump said. "So you look at it, I mean, you have [former CIA Director John] Brennan, you have [former Director of National Intelligence James] Clapper and you have [former FBI Director Jim] Comey. Comey is proven now to be a liar and he is proven now to be a leaker. So you look at that and you have President Putin very strongly, vehemently says he had nothing to do with them."

This isn’t the first time Trump accepted Putin’s account about election interference. On July 7, the two men had a one-on-one meeting at the G20, a gathering of the world’s top 20 economies. There, Putin also denied Russia’s efforts to interfere in the election, and Trump reportedly took it at face value.

Trump and Putin weren’t scheduled to meet during the the forum, but it was always possible that they would run into each other. They shook hands at a dinner for leaders on Friday and stood next to each other during a leaders’s photo on Saturday.

Trump added that he’d now rather discuss issues like Syria and Ukraine with Putin, noting that every time he brings up the Russia issue, Putin is unhappy. “I think he is very insulted by it,” he said.

After Trump’s comments, others might feel insulted, too — especially members of the US intelligence community.

Trump undercuts the US intelligence community again
Trump has, at best, a complicated relationship with America’s spies.

He frequently attacked the intelligence community’s skills and integrity during both the campaign and the early months of his presidency. He dismisses any investigation into Russia’s meddling as a “hoax.” He has repeatedly mocked American intelligence officers for the mistaken conclusion that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, a rationale that paved the way for the 2003 invasion.

Trump has likened American spies to Nazis because he believed they leaked information about him.

And he spent part of his first full day in office at a memorial for the CIA’s fallen heroes attacking the media and lying about the size of his crowd at the inaugural.

However, Trump does like CIA Director Mike Pompeo — but that could be because Pompeo has no problem distorting Russia-related intelligence to in Trump’s favor. The CIA told me earlier this week that Pompeo stands by the January assessment. Pompeo is reportedly in consideration to become the next secretary of state.

So Trump doesn’t seem to trust the intelligence community. That’s his choice — but it’s concerning that he’ll trust Putin instead.

Trump chooses Putin's word over the US intelligence community — again

You mean Trump didn’t take the word of the people who lied about WMDs in Iraq?

You're a few pages behind, professor.

Not only did I miss the day when the left considered Russia an evil empire, but obviously I also missed the day when the CIA became a reliable source of intel.

Unfortunately for your contrived bullshit (and, make no mistake, everything you are posting is contrived bullshit, and has NOTHING to do with your embarrassing state of denial), this assessment comes from more than the CIA. And "good or evil Russia" has absolutely nothing to do with any of this. This is about a hostile foreign power meddling in our election, and the collusion of a campaign with them to do so.

Barry mocked Romney for suggeting Russia was a threat.

Barry KNEW of Russia's crimes and intervention yet he did nothing.

It took Hillary's loss and the erasure of his 'Legacy' to get Barry to give a crap about Russian intervention.

 

[Dr Grump]

His behavior regarding Russia is bizarre. And it has left you Trumpkins scrambling to invent all sorts of bullshit,

Says the snowflakes who have ignored the mountain of criminal evidence against Democrats to continue to run the witch hunt against Trump that has resulted in NO CRIME having been perpetrated and no evidence against Trump.

Bwuhahaha

Infowars and Breifart don't count as those with 'mountains of evidence'...

 

[easyt65]

Coming from a guy whose biased party media used a white supremacist web site as 'legit news' with which to attack Trump....

Bwuhahahaha

 

[whitehall]

I remember when left wing MSM thugs argued about whether wearing the American Flag on T.V. would be offensive while they applauded left wing thugs smashing the Ten Commandments off Court House Walls. How refreshing it is to hear the President say "it's O.K. to say Merry Christmas again" . You had to practically break Hussein's hand to put it over his heart during the National Anthem and how many Veteran's days did Hussein bow down to foreign dictators and apologize for America's decadence? If Putin influenced America's election it was Hussein's fault and so far Hussein thugs ain't talking.

 

[BULLDOG]

I remember when left wing MSM thugs argued about whether wearing the American Flag on T.V. would be offensive while they applauded left wing thugs smashing the Ten Commandments off Court House Walls. How refreshing it is to hear the President say "it's O.K. to say Merry Christmas again" . You had to practically break Hussein's hand to put it over his heart during the National Anthem and how many Veteran's days did Hussein bow down to foreign dictators and apologize for America's decadence? If Putin influenced America's election it was Hussein's fault and so far Hussein thugs ain't talking.

When did you EVER see someone saying that wearing a flag pin was offensive? You heard complaints because someone not wearing a flag pin was called unpatriotic by the crazy right.

The Supreme Court agreed that the ten commandments weren't constitutional in court houses. Ho long have you disagreed with the constitution?

You, and everyone else, have been saying Merry Christmas any time you want. You don't have the right to demand others do.

Trump-0 needs to be reminded to put his hand over his heart.


Trump did do a little curtsy for the Saudi King, but you forgot to mention how often he kissed Putin's ass.

Do you believe a Russian spy or the entire US investigative community?

 

[Dr Grump]

Coming from a guy whose biased party media used a white supremacist web site as 'legit news' with which to attack Trump....

Bwuhahahaha

I don't have a party. I don't follow any dogma..from any party.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

The Look Of Love. And Treason

President Donald Trump just sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the US intelligence community. That’s because in one of their conversations during an international summit in Vietnam, Putin denied that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election — and Trump bought it.

“He said he didn't meddle, he said he didn't meddle. I asked him again. You can only ask so many times,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One today. “Every time he sees me he says I didn't do that and I really believe that when he tells me that, he means it.”

It’s remarkable enough that Trump openly admitted he just believed whatever Putin told him. It’s even more startling when you realize that in January, the FBI, CIA, and NSA clearly assessed that Russia did interfere in the election — and that Putin was behind it. Here’s part of that conclusion:

We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election. Russia’s goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency. We further assess Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump.

Trump also took the chance to go after former prominent intelligence and law enforcement officials who disagree with his Russia views.

"I mean, give me a break, they are political hacks," Trump said. "So you look at it, I mean, you have [former CIA Director John] Brennan, you have [former Director of National Intelligence James] Clapper and you have [former FBI Director Jim] Comey. Comey is proven now to be a liar and he is proven now to be a leaker. So you look at that and you have President Putin very strongly, vehemently says he had nothing to do with them."

This isn’t the first time Trump accepted Putin’s account about election interference. On July 7, the two men had a one-on-one meeting at the G20, a gathering of the world’s top 20 economies. There, Putin also denied Russia’s efforts to interfere in the election, and Trump reportedly took it at face value.

Trump and Putin weren’t scheduled to meet during the the forum, but it was always possible that they would run into each other. They shook hands at a dinner for leaders on Friday and stood next to each other during a leaders’s photo on Saturday.

Trump added that he’d now rather discuss issues like Syria and Ukraine with Putin, noting that every time he brings up the Russia issue, Putin is unhappy. “I think he is very insulted by it,” he said.

After Trump’s comments, others might feel insulted, too — especially members of the US intelligence community.

Trump undercuts the US intelligence community again
Trump has, at best, a complicated relationship with America’s spies.

He frequently attacked the intelligence community’s skills and integrity during both the campaign and the early months of his presidency. He dismisses any investigation into Russia’s meddling as a “hoax.” He has repeatedly mocked American intelligence officers for the mistaken conclusion that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, a rationale that paved the way for the 2003 invasion.

Trump has likened American spies to Nazis because he believed they leaked information about him.

And he spent part of his first full day in office at a memorial for the CIA’s fallen heroes attacking the media and lying about the size of his crowd at the inaugural.

However, Trump does like CIA Director Mike Pompeo — but that could be because Pompeo has no problem distorting Russia-related intelligence to in Trump’s favor. The CIA told me earlier this week that Pompeo stands by the January assessment. Pompeo is reportedly in consideration to become the next secretary of state.

So Trump doesn’t seem to trust the intelligence community. That’s his choice — but it’s concerning that he’ll trust Putin instead.

Trump chooses Putin's word over the US intelligence community — again

You mean Trump didn’t take the word of the people who lied about WMDs in Iraq?

You're a few pages behind, professor.

Not only did I miss the day when the left considered Russia an evil empire, but obviously I also missed the day when the CIA became a reliable source of intel.

Unfortunately for your contrived bullshit (and, make no mistake, everything you are posting is contrived bullshit, and has NOTHING to do with your embarrassing state of denial), this assessment comes from more than the CIA. And "good or evil Russia" has absolutely nothing to do with any of this. This is about a hostile foreign power meddling in our election, and the collusion of a campaign with them to do so.

Barry mocked Romney for suggeting Russia was a threat.

Barry KNEW of Russia's crimes and intervention yet he did nothing.

It took Hillary's loss and the erasure of his 'Legacy' to get Barry to give a crap about Russian intervention.

Haha, poor guy and your Obama Tourette's syndrome. You cant even help yourself, can you? Poor little baby isn't content with 100 obama threads a day for 8 years...has to parrot-squawk "Obama! " every time he hears Trump's name....