NYT Distracts From Russiagate Reality: Obama, Shellenberger, and Mate Discuss Intelligence Failures

Intelligence Community Assessment Discrepancies

• 🎯 The House Intelligence Committee's report found that the Obama administration's intelligence assessment regarding Russian interference was utterly unsupported by evidence.
• 💡 It wasn't a matter of interpreting the same evidence differently, but rather that the intelligence community lacked the evidence they claimed to possess.
• ⚠️ Key judgments, such as Putin interfering to help Trump, were deemed totally unsupported by the January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA).

Brennan's Role and Overruling Analysts

• 🧠 John Brennan's analysts disagreed with his conclusions, yet Brennan cherry-picked findings that aligned with his views.
• 🔍 Evidence suggests Brennan personally overruled two senior experts regarding Putin's intentions, a point confirmed by the House report.
• 🚩 The idea of an intelligence consensus on Russian interference is presented as a significant lie.

Dissenting Voices and Low Confidence

• 🚫 In September 2016, the FBI and NSA expressed low confidence in the core Russiagate allegation that Russia hacked and leaked Democratic Party emails.
• 📧 This dissent was relayed to intelligence leaders, including Comey, Clapper, and Brennan, highlighting a lack of confidence in the underlying intelligence.
• ⏳ The NSA, specifically Mike Rogers, complained about not being shown sufficient intelligence and not being given enough time to reach a proper conclusion on the hacking and leaking allegations.

Pressure and Compromised Protocols

• ⏱️ James Clapper indicated a willingness to compromise normal protocols to finalize the report before Obama left office.
• 🤝 Clapper emphasized the importance of being