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Trump breaks with McMaster: Election results 'were not impacted or changed by the Russians'
thehill ^ | 02/17/18 | BROOKE SEIPEL AND BRANDON CARTER

Posted on 02/18/2018 10:21:01 AM PST by MarvinStinson

President Trump broke with his national security adviser H.R. McMaster on Saturday after McMaster said that indictments in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation show “incontrovertible” evidence of Russia's election meddling.

"General McMaster forgot to say that the results of the 2016 election were not impacted or changed by the Russians and that the only Collusion was between Russia and Crooked H, the DNC and the Dems. Remember the Dirty Dossier, Uranium, Speeches, Emails and the Podesta Company!" Trump tweeted.

Trump's comments come after McMaster, speaking at the Munich Security Conference, said “with the FBI indictment, the evidence is now incontrovertible” that Russia interfered in the election.

McMaster also reportedly dismissed a question about future U.S. cooperation with Russia on cybersecurity.

“We would love to have a cyber dialogue when Russia is sincere about curtailing its sophisticated form of espionage,” McMaster said.

Thirteen Russian nationals and three Russian groups have been charged with multiple counts of attempting to interfere in the 2016 election.

The indictment alleges the goal of the Russians was to support then-candidate Donald Trump and hurt his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.

Some of the Russians allegedly posed as Americans and communicated with “unwitting individuals associated with the Trump Campaign and with other political activists to seek to coordinate political activities.”

Trump has repeatedly denied the notion that his campaign coordinated with the Russians to influence the 2016 race and has accused Democrats of improper collusion with the FBI.

Trump has responded to the indictments on Saturday, taking to Twitter to hit the investigation and the media for covering Mueller's findings.

“Funny how the Fake News Media doesn’t want to say that the Russian group was formed in 2014, long before my run for President. Maybe they knew I was going to run even though I didn’t know!” the president tweeted earlier Saturday.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; Russia; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; devinnunes; election; fisa; hrmcmaster; jamescomey; lisapage; mcbastard; mcmaster; peterstrzok; robertmueller; rodrosenstein; russia; trump
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To: MarvinStinson

If a bunch of knuckleheads using fake names to open Facebook and Twitter accounts is a major threat to our national security, then this country is far more pathetic than I ever could have imagined.


21 posted on 02/18/2018 10:54:17 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Go ahead, bite the Big Apple ... don't mind the maggots.")
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To: Ann Archy
There are several times McMaster has subtly altered what someone said or what the facts are to fit whatever narrative he's pushing. A sure sign he's focused on his own agenda.
22 posted on 02/18/2018 10:54:28 AM PST by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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To: Rashputin

Yes.....he needs to be FIRED when Flynn is cleared!


23 posted on 02/18/2018 10:55:30 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: MarvinStinson

Trump is completely right again.

The so-called Russian Internet trolls that Mueewller and Rosenstein indicted is a joke and looks bogus where the Russian election “interference” was electron scope microscopic.

Que up the Pooty Poot Putin laughing *.gif for cue-ball McMaster.


24 posted on 02/18/2018 11:04:16 AM PST by Red Steel
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To: MarvinStinson

McMaster - when Obama was putting his deal together with the mullahs of Tehran, McMaster was working for an NGO based in Europe with a primary agenda at that time of promoting that deal. He is a mole in the Trump admin. I hope Trump realizes it.


25 posted on 02/18/2018 11:13:42 AM PST by Wuli
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To: Cowboy Bob
Has anyone explained how the hackers changed the outcome?

Rod Rosenstein said the other day, that 'the Russian meddling' had no discernable effect on the outcome of the election.

26 posted on 02/18/2018 11:18:06 AM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: MarvinStinson

McMaster finally stumbles and reveals his true colors.

I have to give Bannon credit for his early butting heads with McMaster. Bannon’s problem was not his targets, it was his swelled head.

McMaster was a Petraeus protégé and Petraeus, in turn, is point man for the Senate Armed Services Committee which is driven by neocon nutjob McCain.

The writing was on the wall from the get-go.

I don’t fault the President. McMaster was the placed agent for the whole of the military contractor network. Better to let McMaster think he had the inside track when in fact it was Generals Kelly, Mattis that controlled the inside.

McMaster is a puke but let him think otherwise.


27 posted on 02/18/2018 11:19:03 AM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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To: MarvinStinson

I don’t think it’s entirely up to Trump. I believe he had to be confirmed by the Senate and they are colluding.


28 posted on 02/18/2018 11:19:59 AM PST by Crucial
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To: MarvinStinson
Instead of arguing the facts, let's look at interests, and focus on the source of this, the Hill. Who owns the hill? Well it turns out it's New Communications, Inc.

News Communications, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the publication and distribution of advertiser-supported newspapers and magazines in the United States. It publishes three newspapers which comprised The Hill, Dan's Papers, and Montauk Pioneer; two magazines which consisted of Dan's Hampton Style and Dan's Hampton Sports; and a guide which comprised Dan's Hampton Style Insider Guide. The company also provides The Hill Health Watch, an online subscription service covering health legislation issues. Its magazines and guide are primarily distributed to oceanfront estates, and to boutiques and restaurants. News Communications, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in New York City.

So, the Hill is the public arm of a company providing trade press for the health care industry.

29 posted on 02/18/2018 11:22:47 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: Crucial
No. The NSA advisor is not Senate confirmed.

But I would tread carefully here because "the Hill" did not put direct quotes around the parts you are finding objectionable, suggesting that an accurate quote would not have McMaster saying what the Hill suggests he is saying.

If we started prosecuting trolls who spread disinformation to create dissension. If only...

30 posted on 02/18/2018 11:27:30 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: sam_whiskey

“McMaster didn’t say that they were either”

Indeed. The headline that Trump somehow “broke” from him is misleading!


31 posted on 02/18/2018 11:44:43 AM PST by GoldenState_Rose
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To: MarvinStinson

Why does the media constantly do this? (I know why)

Trump is not saying anything different than McMaster said. Nobody’s breaking with anyone else here.

There’s no evidence that the 13 Facebook trolls had any impact on the election results, and Rosenstein said exactly this on Friday. What McMaster said is no different than Rosenstein or Trump.


32 posted on 02/18/2018 11:47:53 AM PST by franklog
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To: Red Steel

So, did Rosenstein AND Yates sign off on the renewal FISA warrant on Page, based on the KNOWN fake dossier (which now has much a more elucidated origin in the creative writing of Cody Shearer clinton thug, and “sheepdipped” for FBI consumption by shopping it to Steele who embellished with his equally blowhard BS “integrity” non-history).

Rosenstein used the whole fake ‘russian’ crap and the “warrant” renewed in Jan. 17 (signed by Yates and also Rosenstein?). Sessions finally approved by full Senate vote Feb. 9th, but immediately “neutered” through the use of the “questioning” about the Russian ambassador (idiotic) and the political drum up for a need for a “russian collusion” investigation-— neutered into RECUSING himself, absolutely needlessly but giving the second in command to sally yates the full acting power as AG.

And then... the third amigo— Mueller, rosenstein’s pal and buddy (and comey’s too) appointed special counsel.

Priebus in there all the time helping the bushies/clintons get rid of Flynn, and then Sessions... just like that.

Time for action. Mueller is over with. Ordering him to conclude his wasteful investigation will NOT be and can not be construed as any kind of “obstruction” , though the most exposed lib dems.... like nadler would scream it, along with schiff and swallwell (a true SS man if there ever was one- what a pin head).


33 posted on 02/18/2018 11:50:50 AM PST by John S Mosby (SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS)
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To: Hostage

Mcmaster and kelly are both globalist democrats, neither support trumps positions. Their whole purpose is to moderate and undermine trumps actions. THAT is why the gop establishment and democrats like these two so much.


34 posted on 02/18/2018 12:10:02 PM PST by Okeydoker
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To: MarvinStinson

One thing is clear: It’s Trump against EVERYONE.


35 posted on 02/18/2018 12:18:54 PM PST by Jonny7797
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To: MarvinStinson

A lot of different tails are trying to wag the dog.


36 posted on 02/18/2018 12:19:23 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: MarvinStinson

Instead of surrounding himself with Deplorables and Conservative/Nationalist, Trump surrounded himself with Goldman Sach-Rino-GOPe and Bushies. And then for some completly unexplainable reason allows these bastards to bitch him around.


37 posted on 02/18/2018 12:33:20 PM PST by heights
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To: AndyJackson

The Hill is a leftwing rag.

It always promoted Obama.


38 posted on 02/18/2018 1:02:37 PM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: heights
McMaster shows total disrespect for the President

That's total nonsense..........McMaster should be fired because he didn't embellish his comment to include that which Trump would have said?


39 posted on 02/18/2018 2:10:40 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (My cat is not fat, she is just big boned........)
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To: heights

“with the FBI indictment, the evidence is now incontrovertible”

With that kind of flimsy analysis, why did he ever hire him?


40 posted on 02/18/2018 2:40:34 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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