CIA chief Mike Pompeo contradicts Trump, says Russia meddled in 2016 election

CHARLIE MAY at Salon

https://www.salon.com/2017/11/11/cia-director-mike-pompeo-contradicts-trump-says-russia-meddled-in-2016-election/

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While on Air Force One early on Saturday Trump told reporters that Putin told him his country did not attempt to meddle in last year's election, but the Kremlin's press secretary denied that the topic had been discussed at all.

"He said he didn't meddle, he said he didn't meddle. I asked him again. You can only ask so many times," Trump said.

But on Saturday afternoon the CIA made it quite clear that the president, and Pompeo had a much different position on the matter.

"The Director stands by and has always stood by the January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment entitled: Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent U.S. Elections," the CIA said in a statement when asked about a reaction to Trump's comments earlier in the day, CNN reported.

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