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Senators Defend Intelligence Agencies’ Findings on Russian Hacking
Senators Defend Intelligence Agencies’ Findings on Russian Hacking
WASHINGTON — James R. Clapper Jr., the director of national intelligence, in a comment aimed at President-elect Donald J. Trump, said on Thursday that there was a difference between expressing “skepticism” of intelligence reports that Russia interfered with the American election and “disparagement” of the intelligence community.
Mr. Clapper was testifying at a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, where Republicans and Democrats defended Mr. Clapper and others just as Mr. Trump has questioned foreign involvement.
Some highlights from the hearing:
■ Intelligence officials said Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, should not be given credibility.
■ Senator Lindsey Graham accused President Obama of throwing a “pebble” at the Russians. He said he would use a “rock.”
■ The Russian practice of planting “fake news” was an election-year propaganda tactic that remains in use, Mr. Clapper said.
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We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.