Trump campaign used 'poor judgment' in dealing with the Russians, but there's no evidence of collusion, GOP House Intelligence panel says. The House Intelligence Committee released a final report on its Russia investigation Friday that criticized the Trump campaign for "Poor judgment and ill-conceived actions" in dealing with the Russians but concluded that there is no evidence that the campaign "Colluded, coordinated or conspired with the Russian government." Investigations by the Senate Intelligence and Judiciary committees are continuing. Ref. USAToday.
Trump declines to side with US intelligence
President Donald Trump, in a stunning rebuke of the US intelligence community, declined on Monday to endorse the US government's assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, saying he doesn't "See any reason why" Russia would be responsible.
Instead, Trump -- standing alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin -- touted Putin's vigorous denial and pivoted to complaining about the Democratic National Committee's server and missing emails from Hillary Clinton's personal account.
"I have great confidence in my intelligence people, but I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today," Trump said during a joint news conference following his summit with Putin. Ref. CNN.
I don't get how Trump supporters cannot see this kind of rhetoric as shameful and embarrassing. Our own president does not believe in his own security intelligence. What hope have we?
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