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jpak

(41,757 posts)
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 01:05 PM Jul 2018

Kirstjen Nielsen: 'I Haven't Seen Evidence' Russia Tried To Help Trump Win

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kirstjen-nielsen-homeland-security-trump-russia_us_5b50ad1ce4b0fd5c73c30dfa

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Thursday denied having “seen evidence” that Russia intended to swing the 2016 election in President Donald Trump’s favor, as U.S. intelligence agencies have determined.

“I haven’t seen any evidence that the attempt to interfere in our election infrastructure was to favor a particular political party,” Nielson responded when asked about Russia’s intentions Thursday during the Aspen Security Forum.

“What we’ve seen on the foreign influence side is they were attempting to intervene and cause chaos on both sides,” she continued.

Nielsen made a similar assertion in May, which the Department of Homeland Security later walked back.

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Is she FSB or GRU?

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Kirstjen Nielsen: 'I Haven't Seen Evidence' Russia Tried To Help Trump Win (Original Post) jpak Jul 2018 OP
Nope, no evidence: dalton99a Jul 2018 #1
FSB, GRU, KKK, or even SS lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #2
Someone email a copy of Mueller's first Russian social media operation indictment and the arrest Fred Sanders Jul 2018 #7
Or, more likely, she's just lying her ass off. GoCubsGo Jul 2018 #12
I vote for lying her ass off peggysue2 Jul 2018 #17
Good question but we do know that she puts babies in cages. bronxiteforever Jul 2018 #3
New picture of Secretary Nielson just released NewJeffCT Jul 2018 #4
I do not believe any one who works for iq45 demtenjeep Jul 2018 #5
Sidestep this garbage: they all have their talking points worked out. struggle4progress Jul 2018 #6
The word "Republican" will one day in the future NoMoreRepugs Jul 2018 #8
What do you except from an evil excuse of a human who took children from their parents. onecaliberal Jul 2018 #9
+1 dalton99a Jul 2018 #10
+1 uponit7771 Jul 2018 #15
Did she see and hear Putin say he wanted Trump to win, or did she somehow miss that? Garrett78 Jul 2018 #11
+1, probably the most under reported part of the Trumps Treason Treaties with Putin uponit7771 Jul 2018 #16
Trump admin clears Trump admin from benefiting from Russian interference ck4829 Jul 2018 #13
This is the same bitch, who when asked about Trumps racist statements GulfCoast66 Jul 2018 #14
You might want to lose the "b" word. Dogs bite. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2018 #18
In other words: Initech Jul 2018 #19
so go read Muellers indictments of 12 GRU officers and amend your ignorance. librechik Jul 2018 #20
I think we have just seen evidence of where Ms Nielsen's loyalties lie. Thanks for the clarification Hekate Jul 2018 #21

dalton99a

(81,406 posts)
1. Nope, no evidence:
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 01:08 PM
Jul 2018
REPORTER (Jeff Mason from Reuters): President Putin, did you want President Trump to win the election and did you direct any of your officials to help him do that?

PUTIN: Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Because he talked about bringing the US/Russia relationship back to normal.

lapfog_1

(29,194 posts)
2. FSB, GRU, KKK, or even SS
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 01:09 PM
Jul 2018

with these sorts of people... membership in many organizations is likely.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
7. Someone email a copy of Mueller's first Russian social media operation indictment and the arrest
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 01:15 PM
Jul 2018

warrant application for spy Butina.

They are all covering Putin's ass so as to cover their own.

It really is so obvious now, the whole world has one eye open and the other is fluttering.

peggysue2

(10,825 posts)
17. I vote for lying her ass off
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 03:04 PM
Jul 2018

As she has done over the government snatching babies at the border and now this.

Her career as a serious professional is over. She and Kelly are complicit in covering up the Trumpster's worst instincts and decisions.

May they all rot in Hell!

bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)
3. Good question but we do know that she puts babies in cages.
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 01:09 PM
Jul 2018

I meant good question as to what part of the Russian government she works for!

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
14. This is the same bitch, who when asked about Trumps racist statements
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 02:23 PM
Jul 2018

About Norway stated that she was not aware if most Norwegians are white. Her name is Kirstjen Nielsen!

Hekate

(90,565 posts)
21. I think we have just seen evidence of where Ms Nielsen's loyalties lie. Thanks for the clarification
Thu Jul 19, 2018, 03:45 PM
Jul 2018
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