Rep. Ted Lieu: 'I read classified report on Russian hacking, Donald Trump isn't telling the truth'

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Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding his review of the classified intelligence report on Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent U.S. Elections.

“I have now read the highly classified intelligence report on Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent U.S. Elections. I analyzed the report from my perspective as a computer science major and as a Member of the National Security Subcommittee of the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee."

"Here is my reaction: there is clear and convincing evidence to support the conclusions of the intelligence community as set forth in the unclassified version of the report. Russian hacking of Americans and American political organizations during the 2016 U.S. presidential election was multifaceted and brazen, with the goals of undermining faith in the U.S. democratic process and harming Secretary Clinton's electability. Putin and the Russian government developed a clear preference for Trump.”

“I believe Trump is actively misleading Americans when he says the Russians did not attempt to help his election chances and denigrate Secretary Clinton’s electability. Cyber espionage against American political organizations and cyber intrusions into our electoral boards are not partisan issues, they are American issues. I call on every Member of Congress who has been briefed on or read the classified report to tell Trump that he needs to tell the truth to the American people. At stake is not just our national security, but the very fabric of our democracy.”

read: https://lieu.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-lieu-statement-his-review-classified-report-russian-hacking-us

Ted Lieu ‏@tedlieu 4h4 hours ago
For Members of Congress who attended classified Intel briefing today, I reiterate my call that you demand @realDonaldTrump to tell the truth

[angstlessk]

1. trump wouldn't know the truth if it...

pissed in his face!

[aquamarina]

7. hahaha - good one.

[Liberalagogo]

12. He does know this:

[angstlessk]

13. OMG...I saw 'what is the difference', but never clicked ...

now I know!

[oasis]

16. Lol. Best one yet.

[Rural_Progressive]

26. Hey wait a second!!

I thought the joke was "I've never had a chickpea on my face"

Actually it works well either way. Jeez, he is just a nasty, nasty, entity (was going to say human being but I'm not willing to give him that much credit).

[3catwoman3]

42. "Entity" is good, and I am...

...going to start using it. I share your reluctance to grant him the designation of human being. He certainly behaves in a subhuman fashion most of the time.

[Liberalagogo]

54. No...

Because, he allegedly had a chickpea on his face. Yes, I know, it's supposed to be hookers peeing on a bed with the RUMP watching. But Since the truth doesn't matter anymore, I say he's had many a chickpea on his face.

[Rustyeye77]

2. DT Lying ??..Tell me something I dont know.

[Dustlawyer]

40. I wonder how many millions of times the statement, "Donald Trump is lying" has been uttered in his

lifetime?

[Cha]

47. Yes we know that.. the point here is that it's coming from a

US Congressman who has seen the report.

[NewJeffCT]

3. It would be news

if Trump was being honest.

[meow2u3]

27. If Trump told the truth

Someone would have to cart me off to the hospital in an ambulance!

[Cha]

48. If trumpee told the truth we would be talking

about Hillary being Madame POTUS and all that entails.

[marybourg]

4. Well they certainly undermined MY faith

in this particular year's electoral process.

[Perseus]

5. TELL THE TRUTH? TELL THE TRUTH????

No, the results must be void, and a new election must take place, and he must be disqualified as a candidate, investigated and if he had any part of the hacking then he must face the consequences...Until when are democrats going to turn the other chick? Enough, democrats need to grow some balls.
Does anyone really expect Trump to tell the truth? but lets pretend he does...he tells the truth and he still becomes president? What is wrong with this picture?

[truebluegreen]

24. The unconstitutional part, is what's wrong.

Only one way to remove a President; no way to prevent an elected one from taking office.

"Must."

[ProudProgressiveNow]

6. K&R nt

[spanone]

8. K&R...

[lastlib]

9. I would consider this to be grounds for impeachment!

If he has played any role in this, he should be toast under gravy.

[DK504]

10. Him and Comey.

[Crash2Parties]

44. *Why* would the GOP controlled House want to do that?

[lastlib]

49. They wouldn't--WE THE PEOPLE have to force it.

[Crash2Parties]

57. Um, we - the sane people - can't force the GOP Congress to do anything.

Here's the way I see it - and please keep in mind that I heartily endorse protesting & other methods of putting on pressure and showing our discontent.

About the only way to win back anything is for the Dem party to do what the GOP did. Analyze which crucial districts will win them state level seats, and then pour millions into those campaigns. Get control of the state houses. Redistrict back to something sensible & while they are at it, eradicate the state level voter suppression efforts. Then sit back and let the 2020 census happen.

If the Dems aren't prepared to do that, there is no chance. The GOP will do it *again* and close up any fine tuning they need to maintain control for decades.

[RKP5637]

51. It should be, but nothing will happen. Nothing ever happens. n/t

[vlyons]

11. don't hold your breath waiting for Traitor Trump to come clean

Traitor Trump is a depraved, pathological liar and criminal. Soon to be our Criminal in Chief

[pangaia]

14. Ted Lieu has courage, I will say that.. BRAVO!!

Now if only a few others would as well..

[japple]

15. I am wondering how many GOP house/senate members also have

concerns about this. Not many would be my guess.

[Amaryllis]

22. McCain, GRaham, Collins, Mukowski?

[oasis]

17. Benedict Donald is in a prevarication league far beyond that of Lyin' Ted.

[Tiberius Adams]

18. We're listening Ted

It seems so many people believe in these classified reports, however if they are classified then who has the clearance to review them? Too many if's we need hard copies.

[lark]

19. Wonderful dream, but will never happen in a million years.

Repugs are pure party hacks and care nothing for this country, they sure will do everything possible to make sure this never happens. The orange fuhrer would never tell the truth, because, well, that's not what he does. All he does is lie and lie and lie some more. Especially, he would never tell the truth about this because it takes away from his so desired "win" and makes him look like the treacherous loser that he truly is.

[Ruby the Liberal]

20. I don't believe they set out to cost her the election

In all honesty, I think they 'just' wanted her weakened. This went further than they expected and now are scrambling to adjust as their clueless asset is nothing but a blithering idiot who parrots the last thing he heard as his "new and improved opinion".

Its going to cost them a LOT of effort to keep this moron in line.

The next few years are certainly going to be interesting.

[brush]

50. Are you serious about the Russians not being out to cost Hillary the election?

Of course they were. They've been courting Trump for years.

That's why The Duma broke out in applause on election night.

[Ruby the Liberal]

55. Let me rephrase

I don't think for a minute that they thought Trump had a snowball's chance in hades of winning the election, so they set out to discredit her administration. They were as surprised as we were, as the rest of the world was, and even Herr Gropenfuhrer himself.

[Hestia]

21. and yet, we are supposed to remain confident that the hacking didn't change the results

of the election - my hind foot

[NBachers]

23. Good for you Ted Lieu- Every word exquisitely written- We need more like this.

[babylonsister]

25. That last paragraph-he's right.

"I call on every Member of Congress who has been briefed on or read the classified report to tell Trump that he needs to tell the truth to the American people."

I hope they step up.

[2naSalit]

29. They OWE it to us.

[babylonsister]

33. I hope we see some spine. nt

[INdemo]

34. There were 12 Democrats that voted against allowing prescription imports from

Canada, so should one assume that these 12 Corporate owned Democratic Congressman (Senators) would vote any different than what their bank rollers want them too?..or do anything against Trump...not

[babylonsister]

35. I'm angry at a lot of them

I respected. I really do need a wholehearted ethical reason why they voted this way that I'll believe.

[INdemo]

37. I dont know unless we have become (except for a few) a Government

whose legislative branch/and now ececuitive branch, is owned by Corporate interests and as we look at the Goldman Sachs/Wall St execs appointees coming into this mad mans cabinet ..we should be very worried.

[still_one]

28. Then make it public before the asshole is sworn in

[2naSalit]

30. +1

[still_one]

31. Because it is classified, someone is going to have to fall on their sword on this

but our very democracy is at stake

[2naSalit]

32. I agree 100%....nt

[Initech]

36. Does Trump ever tell the truth??

[CaliforniaPeggy]

38. Ted Lieu is My Congressman! I am very proud to have voted for him. n/t

[flamingdem]

46. Me too, he's great!

I like his group telephone updates

[YOHABLO]

39. Perhaps this whole election needs a redo. Who was the 2nd runner up to Trump?

Oh that would have been Miss Texas, Ted Cruz. The crown must be taken from the Trump head.

[Blue_Roses]

41. K&R

[cstanleytech]

43. You would think that the Republicans would be whole heartly for investigating this as

well as they investigated Hillary and Bill but no they aren't and it's shitty of them because few are saying we should redo the election because the fact is alot of us realize that can't be done as Trump did win albeit with Russian assistance but they didn't hack the voting itself and even if they had the EC voted for him.
No what we want is for the Republicans to stop being partisan hacks and work for the betterment of all of us but they just work for themselves and only themselves.

[flamingdem]

45. Why can't we know more?

Sources?

[RKP5637]

52. Someone needs to have the guts to release way more and let the shit fall where it may. We are

speaking of saving the country.

[flamingdem]

53. Fingers crossed for a (non-liquid)

good old-fashioned leak.

[Glimmer of Hope]

56. I think this will happen soon.