2/7/18, "Russians already meddling in US midterms, Tillerson say," Fox News, Bogota, Columbia, Rich Edson, Nick Kalman
"Exclusive: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday warned the United States is ill-prepared to prevent Russian interference in the upcoming midterms, as it was in the 2016 general election."...
[Ed. note: "As it was in 2016"? What is your evidence for the potentially slanderous claim that multiple US states and their Secretaries of State were "ill prepared" and allowed "interference" in their 2016 presidential election? You may recall some states even underwent "recounts" of 2016 votes to prove their integrity. In Wisconsin, the recount found even more votes for Trump and "no hacking."]
(continuing): "“I don't know that I would say we are better prepared, because the Russians will adapt as well,” Tillerson said in an exclusive interview with Fox News in Bogota, Colombia. “The point is, if it's their intention to interfere, they are going to find ways to do that. We can take steps we can take but this is something that, once they decide they are going to do it, it's very difficult to preempt it.” Russia is already attempting to interfere “in the U.S. in 2018” ahead of congressional midterm elections as it did in the 2016 general election, he said."...
[Ed. note: Exactly what did Russia do in the 2016 general election? After extensive study, no states report Russian or other interference in the 2016 election. In Wisconsin, to make doubly sure, they conducted a hand recount of 3 million votes. The recount found even more votes for Trump and "no hacking." . Tillerson's statements are potentially slanderous against US states whose job it is to run fair elections]
(continuing): "“I think it's important we just continue to say to Russia, ‘Look, you think we don't see what you're doing. We do see it and you need to stop. If you don't, you're going to just continue to invite consequences for yourself,’” said Tillerson....
The secretary, when asked, also had a message for those in the White House pushing for his departure: “I'm still here. Nothing has changed.”
When asked whether he believed members of the administration are still advocating that the president replace him, the secretary replied, “I have no idea.”"
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Added: Additional source:
2/7/18, "Rex Tillerson Says Russia Is Already Trying To Meddle In 2018 Midterms," MSN via Huffington Post,
"Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned this week that Russia is already trying to meddle in the 2018 midterm elections. And the U.S. is inadequately prepared to counter that threat, he said."...
[Ed. note: What is Tillerson's evidence that US states are somehow "not prepared" for 2018 elections? His statements are potentially slanderous. US states found no irregularities in their 2016 elections. In Wisconsin, to make doubly sure, they conducted a hand recount of 3 million votes. The result was even more votes for Trump and "no hacking." Tillerson and his toxic hate need to resign.]
(continuing): "Speaking to Fox News from Colombia on Tuesday, Tillerson said the U.S. is no more prepared now than it was before the 2016 presidential election to prevent Russian interference.
“I don’t know that I would say we are better prepared, because the Russians will adapt as well,” Tillerson said. “The point is, if it’s their intention to interfere, they are going to find ways to do that. We can take steps we can take but this is something that, once they decide they are going to do it, it’s very difficult to pre-empt it."...
[Ed. note: Who is "we," Tillerson? Individual US states run their elections. In Wisconsin, to make doubly sure, they conducted a recount of 3 million votes. The result was even more votes for Trump and "no hacking."]
(continuing): "Tillerson’s comments come on the heels of a January report by Senate Democrats detailing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts ― spanning decades ― to undermine democracy in the U.S. and Europe.
The report, released by Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, warned that the Kremlin will likely attempt to interfere in the 2018 and 2020 U.S. elections, and urged President Donald Trump and his administration to take immediate action to counter these efforts."...
[Ed. note: Obviously, Tillerson agrees with hated-filled, radical totalitarians.]
(continuing): "CIA Director Mike Pompeo also warned last month [Jan. 2017] that Russia will almost certainly attempt to influence the 2018 midterm elections. “I have every expectation that they will continue to try and do that,” Pompeo told the BBC."...
[Ed. note: Pompeo has discovered that sabotaging America and the American people is acceptable if not required among Establishment Republicans]
(continuing): "He added, however, that he was “confident that America will be able to have a free and fair election [and] that we will push back in a way that is sufficiently robust that the impact they have on our election won’t be great.”"...
"This article originally appeared on HuffPost."
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Added: BBC article: Pompeo keeps the lucrative Russia scare industry alive--says Russia continues to meddle in both US and Europe elections! Offers no evidence of such behavior now or in the past. Not a problem, Pompeo! All countries can simply go back to voting systems they used before computers. If you don't agree with this, then your concern isn't safe elections. Your interest is that US taxpayers remain global slaves of the Endless War Machine including nuclear war with Russia.
1/29/18, "Russia 'will target US mid-term elections' says CIA chief," BBC, Gordon Corera, Security Correspondent (interview appears to have been conducted in Langley, Va.)
"The director of the CIA expects that Russia will target the US mid-term elections later this year.
Mike Pompeo told the BBC there had been no significant diminishing of Russian attempts at subversion in Europe and the US....
The US intelligence community has said that it believes Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election.
Mr Pompeo, who briefs the president most mornings, dismissed as "drivel" recent claims that US President Donald Trump was not up to the job.
The director's conference room on the seventh floor of the CIA's headquarters in Langley, Virginia, is lined with pictures of former directors and the presidents they served.
And Mr Pompeo is clear about his vision for the CIA under President Trump.
"We are the world's finest espionage service," he told the BBC.
"We are going to go out there and do our damnedest to steal secrets on behalf of the American people. And I wanted to get back on our front foot."
A year into the job, Mr Pompeo says his mission has been to unleash and unburden the CIA.
It is an agency operating in an unpredictable world - one in which intelligence assessments can be the basis not just for military action, but also political controversy.
Even though there has been co-operation in counter-terrorism (the CIA helped stop a plot in St Petersburg last year), Mr Pompeo says he still sees Russia primarily as an adversary, sharing the concerns in many European countries about its subversion. "I haven't seen a significant decrease in their activity," he said.
Asked if his concerns extended to the upcoming US mid-term elections in November, he replied: "Of course. I have every expectation that they will continue to try and do that, but I'm confident that America will be able to have a free and fair election [and] that we will push back"...
[Ed. note: "Push back" from what? US states said they experienced no problems in the 2016 election. What are they "pushing back" from?]
(continuing): "in a way that is sufficiently robust that the impact they have on our election won't be great.""...
[Ed. note: The impact "won't be great?" The "impact" in 2016 was "zero" according to states. There is no "Russia scare.]
(continuing); "Mr Pompeo says the US is engaged in trying to counter Russian subversion. Some of this work was not the mission of the CIA such as helping people validate sources of information. But the intelligence community was involved in identifying who was behind subversive activity,"...
[Ed. note: What "subversive activity?"]
(continuing): "using technical means to suppress it and trying to deter Russia.
Mr Trump has been dismissive of claims of Russian interference in sharp contrast to the conclusions of the US intelligence community. So does the CIA director have to walk a fine line?
"I don't do fine lines. I do the truth," he responds. "We deliver nearly every day personally to the president the most exquisite truth that we know from the CIA."
Mr Pompeo briefs Mr Trump most days when they are both in Washington DC. The briefing covers current events and strategic issues.
Ahead of visits abroad or meetings with foreign leaders, the briefings aim to provide the president with what is described as "informational advantage".
"He is very focused in the sense that he is curious about the facts that we present. He is curious in the sense he wants to understand why we believe them.""...
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Added: "No hacking:" Per AP, Dec. 2016 Wisconsin recount found even more votes for Trump and "no hacking:"
In Wisconsin's statewide recount of 3 million votes that concluded Dec. 12, 2016, Trump actually gained votes. Two AP reports below, one says he added 131, another that he added 162 votes. Most Wisconsin counties were recounted by hand. "Wisconsin Elections Commission Chairman Mark Thomsen says the recount revealed no evidence of any hacking."
12/12/2016, "The Latest: Trump celebrates adding 131 votes in Wisconsin," AP, Madison, Wisc.
3:10pm
"Republican Donald Trump’s victory in Wisconsin has been reaffirmed following a presidential recount that showed him defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton by more than 22,000 votes.
Trump picked up a net 162 votes as a result of the recount that the Wisconsin Elections Commission certified Monday. Green Party candidate Jill Stein requested and paid for the recount that began Dec. 1."
3:40pm
"President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in Wisconsin has widened by...131 votes following a statewide recount of nearly 3 million votes.
Wisconsin certified results Monday of the recount requested and paid for by Green Party candidate Jill Stein. In the end, Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton by 22,748 votes....
Wisconsin Elections Commission Chairman Mark Thomsen says the recount revealed no evidence of any hacking.
Stein said in a statement she was disappointed not all Wisconsin counties did a hand recount, although most did. Stein says the goal of the recount was never to change the outcome but to validate the vote and restore confidence in the voting system."
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