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dajoki

(10,678 posts)
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 03:35 PM Dec 2019

"Neely" is at it again

Sen. John Neely Kennedy (R-La.) said Sunday that both Russia and Ukraine interfered in the 2016 presidential election, despite the intelligence community’s assessment that only Russia did so.

Sen. Kennedy says both Ukraine and Russia interfered in 2016 election, despite intelligence community’s assessment
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-kennedy-says-both-ukraine-and-russia-interfered-in-2016-election-despite-intelligence-communitys-assessment/2019/12/01/09652dd8-1459-11ea-9110-3b34ce1d92b1_story.html

Sen. John Neely Kennedy (R-La.) said Sunday that both Russia and Ukraine interfered in the 2016 presidential election, despite the intelligence community’s assessment that only Russia did so.

The comments mark Kennedy’s latest attempt to shift the focus away from the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia worked to help elect President Trump, following a Fox News Channel interview last week from which he later backtracked.

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Todd pressed Kennedy on whether he was concerned that he had been “duped” by Russian propaganda, noting reports that U.S. intelligence officials recently briefed senators that “this is a Russian intelligence propaganda campaign in order to get people like you to say these things about Ukraine.”

Kennedy responded that he had received no such warning.

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Kennedy argued Sunday that Ukraine’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 campaign have been “very well-documented,” citing reporting by the Economist, the Financial Times, the Washington Examiner and others.

“Does that mean that Ukrainian, the Ukrainian leaders were more aggressive than Russia? No. Russia was very aggressive and they’re much more sophisticated. But the fact that Russia was so aggressive does not exclude the fact that President Poroshenko actively worked for Secretary Clinton,” Kennedy said, referring to former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko.



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spanone

(135,841 posts)
1. it's just astounding how many senators and congressmen have handed over their careers to djt
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 03:39 PM
Dec 2019

he's lying his goddamn ass off.

peggysue2

(10,829 posts)
2. Kennedy is all over the map
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 03:40 PM
Dec 2019

This is about the 4th iteration of where he stands on the matter. Trumpsters must have tightened the screws because the last statement acknowledged that our IC was correct about Russian interference, that the Ukrainian connection was conspiracy.

Rule of Thumb? Republicans cannot be trusted to tell the truth.

Mandeville

(35 posts)
3. I had my fingers slapped
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 03:49 PM
Dec 2019

on here for calling my congressman, steve scalise, a twat on here. so, i won't call my senator, neely, a twat. i will just say that he doesn't represent me as a citizen of louisiana. we are better than that.

RestoreAmerica2020

(3,435 posts)
7. Didn't watch.so tired of Sunday news programming repubs take over, repeat fox news talking points..
Sun Dec 1, 2019, 04:57 PM
Dec 2019

.hate.propaganda and defend odious traitor in WH as if their lives or at least careers depended on it. Ps thanks post.

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